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 1.04 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% 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 1.18 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2021.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 54th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 51 Botswana 1 GPIA
- 52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA
- 53 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Croatia 1 GPIA
- 53 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA
- 53 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 53 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 53 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 1.04 GPIA 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 1.18 GPIA in 2014.
- 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 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- 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 54th 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 down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release