Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 62.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 62.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 68.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2011.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 91st of 121 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63.0% | — |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 53.2% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 42.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 62.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 91st out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release