Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: 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 UNICEF: Africa, 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa stood at 72.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 80.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Africa 67th out of 121 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa
- 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 UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 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 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 67th out of 121 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release