Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 81.5% 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 91.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 107th of 186 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.2% | — |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.5% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 104 Tokelau 63.6% compare
- 105 Chad 63.6% compare
- 106 Togo 53.4% compare
- 107 Lebanon 46.3% compare
- 108 Cook Islands 45.8% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 38.6% compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 107th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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