Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 97.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 18th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 95.2% | — |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.3% | 95.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 18th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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