Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 89.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 89.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 79th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.0% | — |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.0% | 92.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.2% | 89.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 716.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 79th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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