Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 58.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 58.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 78.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 149th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.4% | — |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.8% | 78.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 58.7% | 75.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 58.7% 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 149th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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