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 1.03 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2021.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 64th out of 175 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 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 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 64th 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 down 5.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release