Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 63.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 63.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 76.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 110th out of 143 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 76.6% | — |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 55.7% | 76.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 43.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 63.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 110th out of 143 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release