Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 43.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2006–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 43.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.0% | — |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 64.5% | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 43.7% | 55.3% | 2 |
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 43.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2011.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the upper secondary level.