Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 79.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries is 79.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 86.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2022.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 80th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.9% | — |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.0% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 77 Lebanon 51.7% compare
- 78 Togo 49.6% compare
- 79 Grenada 44.1% compare
- 80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3% compare
- 81 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 82 Liberia 34.4% compare
- 83 Palestine, State of 31.8% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 79.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2022.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 80th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries 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