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 62.5% 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
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 62.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 69.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2011.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 90th of 121 groups on this measure, 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 | 63.1% | — |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 53.3% | 63.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 42.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
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 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2018.
- 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 42.1% 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 90th 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 17.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release