Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 60.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 60.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 80.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2023.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 145th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.8% | — |
| 2015 | 76.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 75.9% | 80.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 60.5% | 75.6% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 60.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 145th out of 159 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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