Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 93.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
55th
of 186 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2013
All-time low
90.9%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 93.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 95.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 1999.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 55th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.9% | — |
| 2000 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 91.9% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 94.4% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.3% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 93.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 55th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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