Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 61.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 61.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 68.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2011.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 93rd 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 62.5% | — |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 52.5% | 62.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 41.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 61.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2011.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 93rd out of 121 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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