Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 79.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 79.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.1% | — |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 79.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 23 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, female (%). 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/