Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 98.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 21st out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.7% | — |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 21st out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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