Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia is 98.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 7th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.0% | — |
| 2015 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.6% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release