Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 81.0% 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 91.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2024.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 115th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.2% | — |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.4% | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.0% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 112 Madagascar 21.8% compare
- 113 Belize 11.3% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 115th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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