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Qualified Primary Teachers by African country
Algeria has the highest share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Cabo Verde and Cote d'Ivoire.
Share of primary-school teachers with the minimum required qualifications. 51 of 54 countries, ranked · UNESCO UIS, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2002–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Algeria
Cabo Verde
Cote d'IvoireBy region
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| # | Country | Qualified Primary Teachers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 100% | |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100% | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100% | |
| 5 | Kenya | 100% | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 100% | |
| 7 | Morocco | 100% | |
| 8 | Tunisia | 100% | |
| 9 | Botswana | 99.9% | |
| 10 | Lesotho | 99.5% | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 99.2% | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 99.2% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 13 | Niger | 98.8% | |
| 14 | Zambia | 98.8% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 97.9% | |
| 16 | Mauritania | 96.9% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 17 | Burundi | 95.8% | |
| 18 | Namibia | 95.4% | |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 95% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 20 | Malawi | 94.8% | |
| 21 | Gabon | 92% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 91% | |
| 23 | Seychelles | 89.7% | |
| 24 | Ghana | 89.3% | |
| 25 | Gambia | 89% | |
| 26 | Egypt | 87.1% | |
| 27 | Angola | 82.4% | |
| 28 | Togo | 81% | |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | 80.3% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 30 | Uganda | 79.6% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 31 | South Africa | 77.9% ⚠ ’02 | |
| 32 | Senegal | 77.1% | |
| 33 | Eritrea | 76.9% | |
| 34 | Guinea | 76.7% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 35 | Benin | 75.1% | |
| 36 | Comoros | 75.1% | |
| 37 | Cameroon | 72.3% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 69.8% | |
| 39 | Eswatini | 68.3% | |
| 40 | Rwanda | 67.6% | |
| 41 | Djibouti | 66% | |
| 42 | Liberia | 62.3% | |
| 43 | Nigeria | 62.2% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 44 | Sudan | 58.5% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 45 | South Sudan | 44% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.9% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 47 | Mali | 37.4% | |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.2% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 49 | Chad | 29.4% | |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.4% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 51 | Madagascar | 15.3% ⚠ ’19 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Mauritius
Morocco
Tunisia
Botswana
Lesotho
Mozambique
Tanzania
Niger
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mauritania
Burundi
Namibia
Ethiopia
Malawi
Gabon
Burkina Faso
Seychelles
Ghana
Gambia
Egypt
Angola
Togo
Republic of the Congo
Uganda
South Africa
Senegal
Eritrea
Guinea
Benin
Comoros
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
Rwanda
Djibouti
Liberia
Nigeria
Sudan
South Sudan
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Equatorial Guinea
Chad
Sao Tome and Principe
MadagascarGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Qualified Primary Teachers figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications?
Algeria has the highest share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications in Africa at 100% (2025), followed by Cabo Verde and Cote d'Ivoire.
Which African country has the lowest share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications?
Madagascar has the lowest share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications of the 51 African countries with data, at 15.3% (2019).
How many African countries report Qualified Primary Teachers data?
51 of 54 African countries have a Qualified Primary Teachers figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2002–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=primary_teachers_minimum_qualifications_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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