Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 97.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 50th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.1% | — |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.1% | 97.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 50th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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