Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 60.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 60.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 74.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2011.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 74.7% | — |
| 2008 | 68.3% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 67.3% | 74.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 57.4% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.0% | 61.0% | 2 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 60.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2011.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th out of 175 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release