Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Djibouti 100.00 2015
1 Morocco 100.00 2020
1 Tunisia 100.00 2020
4 Mozambique 97.05 2020
5 Kenya 96.81 2009
6 Cabo Verde 95.61 2019
7 The Gambia 95.31 2019
8 Mauritania 93.01 2019
9 Zambia 92.65 2012
10 Guinea 88.85 2008
11 Eritrea 85.74 2013
12 Egypt 84.54 2019
13 Senegal 81.34 2020
14 Comoros 77.89 2011
15 Nigeria 76.31 2018
16 Ghana 73.13 2018
17 Sierra Leone 71.88 2020
18 Burundi 70.37 2019
19 Rwanda 67.01 2018
20 Ethiopia 65.81 2011
21 Burkina Faso 63.98 2020
22 Liberia 62.49 2015
23 Mali 55.41 2018
24 Angola 53.53 2015
25 Cameroon 50.03 2015
26 Congo 47.90 2012
27 Chad 39.51 2016
28 Benin 39.21 2000
29 Madagascar 21.86 2019
30 São Tomé and Principe 20.22 2016
31 Niger 13.69 2010
32 Equatorial Guinea 11.19 2015

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Development Relevance: Trained teachers refer to teaching force with the necessary pedagogical skills to teach and use teaching materials in an effective manner. The share of trained teachers reveals a country's commitment to investing in the development of its human capital engaged in teaching. Teachers are important resource, especially for children who are the first-generation of receiving education in their families and heavily rely on teachers in acquiring basic literacy skills. However, rapid increase in enrollments may cause the shortage of trained teachers. Education finance is a key for appropriate teacher allocations, since teacher salaries account for a large share of education budgets. The shortage of trained teacher may result in low qualified teachers in more disadvantaged area.

Limitations and Exceptions: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of trained teachers is calculated by dividing the number of trained teachers of the specified level of education by total number of teachers at the same level of education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual