Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 58.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 79.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2011.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 154th of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.2% | — |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 61.9% | 79.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 53.7% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 154th out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release