Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 94.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 94.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2016.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 30th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.1% | — |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.4% | 92.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 89.4% | 94.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 94.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 30th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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