Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
93.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
33rd
of 159 groups
All-time high
93.8%
in 2023
All-time low
84.0%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014–2024

0204060801002014201920242014: 89 %2015: 84 %2016: 84 %2017: 84.6 %2018: 85.1 %2019: 86.2 %2020: 87.8 %2021: 88.8 %2022: 92.5 %2023: 93.8 %2024: 93.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 93.6%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2015.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd of 159 groups on this measure, 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 89.0%
2015 84.0% -5.7%
2016 84.0% +0.1%
2017 84.6% +0.7%
2018 85.1% +0.5%
2019 86.2% +1.3%
2020 87.8% +1.9%
2021 88.8% +1.1%
2022 92.5% +4.2%
2023 93.8% +1.4%
2024 93.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 85.5% 84.0% 89.0% 6
2020s 91.3% 87.8% 93.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 93.6% 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2015.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 33rd out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
246 places, 2,581 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release