Education · Africa ranking
Qualified Primary Teachers by African country
Algeria has the highest reported share of primary teachers with minimum qualifications among the 26 countries shown, at 100% (2025).
Share of primary-school teachers with the minimum required qualifications. 26 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Algeria
Cote d'Ivoire
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| # | Country | Qualified Primary Teachers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100% | |
| 3 | Kenya | 100% | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 100% | |
| 5 | Morocco | 100% | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 100% | |
| 7 | Lesotho | 99.5% | |
| 8 | Niger | 98.8% | |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 97.9% | |
| 10 | Burundi | 95.8% | |
| 11 | Namibia | 95.4% | |
| 12 | Malawi | 94.8% | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 91% | |
| 14 | Seychelles | 89.7% | |
| 15 | Ghana | 89.3% | |
| 16 | Gambia | 89% | |
| 17 | Egypt | 87.1% | |
| 18 | Angola | 82.4% | |
| 19 | Togo | 81% | |
| 20 | Senegal | 77.1% | |
| 21 | Cameroon | 72.3% | |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 69.8% | |
| 23 | Rwanda | 67.6% | |
| 24 | Djibouti | 66% | |
| 25 | Mali | 37.4% | |
| 26 | Chad | 29.4% |
Mauritius
Morocco
Tunisia
Lesotho
Niger
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Namibia
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Seychelles
Ghana
Gambia
Egypt
Angola
Togo
Senegal
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
Rwanda
Djibouti
Mali
ChadGet this ranking via API
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The table includes 26 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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