Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 77.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 77.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 23rd out of 24 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.9% | — |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -1.6% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 20 Colombia 99.6% compare
- 21 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 98.9%
- 23 Burundi 98.9% compare
- 24 Albania 96.5% compare
- 25 Gambia 95.9%
- 26 Seychelles 94.6% 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 secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 77.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
- 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 secondary 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/