Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 69.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 69.7%.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.4% | — |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -7.9% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 19 Madagascar 98.6% compare
- 20 Cambodia 98.0% compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 97.4% compare
- 22 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
- 23 Niger 94.1% compare
- 24 China 91.1%
- 25 Dominican Republic 90.0% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 69.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2016.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/