What is the difference in trained teachers in primary education between Central Europe and the Baltics and United States?

5.8%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and United States?

7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs United States: Trained teachers in primary education

Central Europe and the Baltics

94.2%

in 2020

United States

100.0%

in 2023

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

2nd

United States rank

1st

Trained teachers in primary education over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 100.0% against 94.2% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 38 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	95.6%	100.0%	4.4%	United States
2020s	94.2%	100.0%	5.8%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trained teachers in primary education, Central Europe and the Baltics or United States?: United States, at 100.0% against 94.2% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
What is the difference in trained teachers in primary education between Central Europe and the Baltics and United States?: 5.8%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and United States?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and United States rank globally for trained teachers in primary education?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)
Unit: % of total teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 2,711 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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