Afghanistan vs ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
84.8%
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
90.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
69th
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
66th

Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
020406080100201520192024

How they compare

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) currently reports 90.7% against 84.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)'s figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 69th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 66th of 96 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Difference Ahead
2010s 73.0% 64.1% 8.9% Afghanistan
2020s 84.8% 89.7% 4.8% ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), at 90.7% against 84.8% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
5.9%, with ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 69th and ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 66th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
279 places, 2,848 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release