Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 96.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2016.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 23rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.3% | — |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.3% | 94.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.2% | 96.6% | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2016.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 23rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release