Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 96.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 98.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2024.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 13th of 159 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.6% | — |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.4% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 891,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 13th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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