Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68.4%
Change on year
down 9.7%
Rank
116th
of 159 groups
All-time high
75.7%
in 2023
All-time low
68.4%
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024

0204060802013201820242013: 68.9 %2014: 68.9 %2015: 69.1 %2016: 68.4 %2017: 68.7 %2018: 68.7 %2019: 69.7 %2020: 72.5 %2021: 73.7 %2022: 74.1 %2023: 75.7 %2024: 68.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 68.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 75.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2024.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 116th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013 to 2024.
Year % Change
2013 68.9%
2014 68.9% -0.0%
2015 69.1% +0.4%
2016 68.4% -1.0%
2017 68.7% +0.4%
2018 68.7% +0.1%
2019 69.7% +1.4%
2020 72.5% +4.1%
2021 73.7% +1.7%
2022 74.1% +0.5%
2023 75.7% +2.2%
2024 68.4% -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 68.9% 68.4% 69.7% 7
2020s 72.9% 68.4% 75.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 68.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 116th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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