Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 71.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 71.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 89.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2024.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 166th of 186 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.8% | — |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 86.8% | 89.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 71.8% | 88.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 166th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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