Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female

Niger
98.7%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
77.6%
in 2019
Niger rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Niger
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020406080100201220152019

How they compare

Niger currently reports 98.7% against 77.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.1%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 52 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female, Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Niger, at 98.7% against 77.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Niger ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/