Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 85.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
85.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
89th
of 186 groups
All-time high
89.3%
in 2019
All-time low
85.7%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 85.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over five years.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 89th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.3% | — |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 87.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 86 Solomon Islands 82.4%
- 87 Vanuatu 78.5% compare
- 88 Maldives 77.0% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 75.8% compare
- 91 Benin 75.1%
- 92 Brunei 74.4% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 85.7% in 2023, 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2023.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 89th out of 186 groups with data for 2023.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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