Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 62.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 62.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 69.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2011.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 86th 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63.2% | — |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 53.3% | 63.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 42.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 62.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 86th out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release