Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 83.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 1 recorded 83.3% 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 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 93.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2024.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 97th of 186 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.0% | — |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.0% | 86.4% | 93.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 83.3% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
- 94 Cuba 73.9% compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 73.9% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 72.2% compare
- 97 Cameroon 68.6% compare
- 98 Eswatini 68.3% compare
- 99 Grenada 67.4% compare
- 100 San Marino 65.7% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 83.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 97th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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