Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 76.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 76.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 88.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 148th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.9% | — |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 76.8% | 84.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 76.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 148th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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