Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2005.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 13th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.7% | — |
| 2000 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 891,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2005.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 13th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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