Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific recorded 98.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% 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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2016.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 26th of 157 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.5% | — |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.0% | 96.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2016.
- How does UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 26th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 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