Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 67.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 67.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 75.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 119th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67.6% | — |
| 2014 | 67.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 67.2% | 68.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 67.1% | 75.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 67.1% 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 119th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (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