Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 157 groups
All-time high
98.9%
in 2024
All-time low
95.0%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014–2024

0204060801002014201920242014: 96.3 %2015: 95.3 %2016: 95 %2017: 96.5 %2018: 97.5 %2019: 97.5 %2020: 97.4 %2021: 97 %2022: 98.3 %2023: 98.6 %2024: 98.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 98.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2016.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th of 157 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 96.3%
2015 95.3% -1.0%
2016 95.0% -0.4%
2017 96.5% +1.6%
2018 97.5% +1.0%
2019 97.5% -0.0%
2020 97.4% -0.1%
2021 97.0% -0.4%
2022 98.3% +1.3%
2023 98.6% +0.3%
2024 98.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96.3% 95.0% 97.5% 6
2020s 98.0% 97.0% 98.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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