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 68.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 68.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% 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 84.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2011.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 80th out of 121 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 84.1% | — |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +36.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 64.3% | 84.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 50.7% | 80.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 35.2% compare
- 78 Suriname 34.4%
- 79 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.9% compare
- 80 Burundi 6.5% 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 68.4% in 2019, 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 84.1% in 2007.
- 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 50.7% in 2011.
- 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 80th out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- 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 up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release