Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 93.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 93.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2015.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 34th 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.7% | — |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.1% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.0% | 93.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2015.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 34th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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