Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia stood at 94.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 95.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2016.
That places AIMS: East Asia 22nd out of 159 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.6% | — |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.8% | 92.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 89.8% | 95.2% | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 45.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: East Asia was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2016.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 22nd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release