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 58.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2007–2021
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 58.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% 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 64.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2011.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 142nd out of 175 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.3% | — |
| 2008 | 61.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.0% | 64.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 52.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.3% | 58.7% | 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 58.7% 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 64.3% in 2007.
- 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 52.4% 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 142nd out of 175 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 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release