Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 79.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 79.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 90.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 135th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.7% | — |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.9% | 88.7% | 90.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 79.1% | 87.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 135th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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