Trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Trained teachers in primary education was 66.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1999–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 66.2% for trained teachers in primary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 82.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2020.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.8% | — |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 77.0% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
More education data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1573 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Africa Eastern and Southern was 66.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 38 groups with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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 (% of total 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.