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 46.6% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 46.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 59.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2014.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 173rd 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 | 59.5% | — |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 54.4% | 59.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 40.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.1% | 46.6% | 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 46.6% 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 59.5% 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 40.7% 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 173rd 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 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release