Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male was 76.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
76.7%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
23rd
of 23 groups
All-time high
79.4%
in 2014
All-time low
76.7%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2013–2017

0204060802013201520172013: 76.8 %2014: 79.4 %2015: 77.3 %2016: 78.1 %2017: 76.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 76.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2013 to 2017.
Year % Change
2013 76.8%
2014 79.4% +3.5%
2015 77.3% -2.7%
2016 78.1% +1.1%
2017 76.7% -1.8%

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 20 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
  2. 21 Burkina Faso 98.9%
  3. 22 Gambia 95.8%
  4. 23 Albania 94.4% compare
  5. 24 China 93.4%
  6. 25 Brunei Darussalam 91.7%
  7. 26 Ecuador 90.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 76.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2017.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male?
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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 341 data points, 2007–2019
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/