Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 81.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 91.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 116th 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 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.0% | — |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 87.1% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 81.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 116th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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