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 72.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 72.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 80.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2020.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 67th of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 73.8% | — |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.3% | 73.8% | 80.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 70.5% | 72.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 64 Mauritania 65.7% compare
- 65 Belize 64.2% compare
- 66 Pakistan 62.0%
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.1%
- 68 Rwanda 60.3% compare
- 69 Niue 56.2% compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55.8%
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (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 72.2% in 2021, 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 80.8% in 2016.
- 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 70.5% in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 67th out of 121 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release