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 67.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 67.4%.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 83.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2011.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 81st of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83.8% | — |
| 2008 | 67.9% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 63.0% | 83.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 49.4% | 79.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 78 Suriname 34.4%
- 79 Micronesia (country) 31.9% compare
- 80 Burundi 6.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (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)
- 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), gaps filled 40.94 million (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 67.4% 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 83.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 81st out of 121 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 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release