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
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.9% | 68.4% | 69.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 68.4% | 75.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
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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February 2026 Data Release