Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.06 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2022.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 40th of 175 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 37 Myanmar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 38 Mozambique 1.01 GPIA compare
- 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
- 40 Lesotho 1.01 GPIA compare
- 41 Mexico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 1.01 GPIA compare
- 43 Bhutan 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.06 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 40th out of 175 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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