Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 81.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 111th 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 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.9% | — |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.7% | 89.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 81.2% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 108 Cook Islands 45.8% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 38.6% compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.8% compare
- 111 Liberia 23.7% compare
- 112 Madagascar 21.8% compare
- 113 Belize 11.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 111th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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