Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 96.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 96.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 96.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2016.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 38th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.1% | — |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.9% | 90.9% | 96.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2016.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 38th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release