Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male was 76.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa is 76.8%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.8% | — |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -1.7% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 17 Philippines 99.9%
- 18 Burundi 99.6% compare
- 19 Colombia 99.4% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 98.9%
- 22 Gambia 95.8%
- 23 Albania 94.4% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 76.8% 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 23 groups with data for 2017.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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/