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 65.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
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
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 65.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 73.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2013.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 76th 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 | 57.9% | — |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.8% | 55.9% | 73.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.2% | 65.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.1%
- 74 Grenada 46.9% compare
- 75 Dominica 40.8% compare
- 76 Kiribati 38.3% compare
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 32.9% compare
- 78 Suriname 30.0%
- 79 Micronesia, Federated States of 28.8% compare
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 65.8% 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 73.9% in 2018.
- 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 55.9% in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 76th 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 up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release