Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 67.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 67.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 75.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2024.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 120th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.7% | — |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.1% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 67.0% | 75.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 67.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 120th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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