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 1.03 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9787 GPIA, in 2018.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 71st of 175 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9828 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9787 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9787 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.15 GPIA 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 0.9787 GPIA in 2018.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 71st 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 7.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release