Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 75.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2012.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 150th of 186 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 72.3% | — |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.3% | 75.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.5% | 75.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2012.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 150th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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