Trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 66.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2002–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2022, trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 66.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 87.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2014.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 87.5% | — |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 74.9% | 87.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.1% | 66.4% | 3 |
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 66.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.