Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 78.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 78.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 84.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2024.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 137th 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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.8% | — |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.8% | 84.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.8% | 83.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 137th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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