Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 78.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
78.0%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
115th
of 157 groups
All-time high
80.0%
in 2018
All-time low
78.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2020

0204060802015201720202015: 78.8 %2016: 79.5 %2017: 78.2 %2018: 80 %2019: 79.2 %2020: 78 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 78.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 115th out of 157 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015 to 2020.
Year % Change
2015 78.8%
2016 79.5% +0.8%
2017 78.2% -1.6%
2018 80.0% +2.3%
2019 79.2% -1.0%
2020 78.0% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 79.1% 78.2% 80.0% 5
2020s 78.0% 78.0% 78.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 78.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2020.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 115th out of 157 groups with data for 2020.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
227 places, 2,373 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release