Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 59.5%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 79.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2011.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.6% | — |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 62.5% | 79.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.4% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.5% | 59.6% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 59.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2011.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th out of 184 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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