Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 47.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 47.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 70.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2014.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 174th of 175 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70.2% | — |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 62.9% | 70.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 42.5% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 47.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2014.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 174th out of 175 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release