Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 99.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2020.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 8th of 157 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.1% | — |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.9% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.8% | 99.7% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2020.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 8th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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