Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 82.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
82.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
99th
of 186 groups
All-time high
86.5%
in 2014
All-time low
82.7%
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024

0204060802013201820242013: 84.4 %2014: 86.5 %2015: 86 %2016: 84.8 %2017: 84.8 %2018: 85.8 %2019: 85.9 %2020: 86.2 %2021: 84.1 %2022: 82.9 %2023: 82.9 %2024: 82.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 82.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 86.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2024.

That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 99th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013 to 2024.
Year % Change
2013 84.4%
2014 86.5% +2.4%
2015 86.0% -0.6%
2016 84.8% -1.4%
2017 84.8% +0.1%
2018 85.8% +1.1%
2019 85.9% +0.2%
2020 86.2% +0.3%
2021 84.1% -2.3%
2022 82.9% -1.4%
2023 82.9% -0.1%
2024 82.7% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 85.5% 84.4% 86.5% 7
2020s 83.8% 82.7% 86.2% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 96 Sierra Leone 72.2% compare
  2. 97 Cameroon 68.6% compare
  3. 98 Eswatini 68.3% compare
  4. 99 Grenada 67.4% compare
  5. 100 San Marino 65.7% compare
  6. 101 Tuvalu 65.4% compare
  7. 102 Marshall Islands 64.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 99th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 3,399 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release