Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 50.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 50.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 59.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 47.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 40.9% | 51.2% | 6 |
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 50.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 18 groups with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.