Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: 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 UNICEF: Africa, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 1.06 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2022.
UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa
- 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 UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 40th out of 175 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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