Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 94.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 95.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2015.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.0% | — |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.1% | 92.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 89.4% | 95.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2015.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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