Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 95.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 186 groups
All-time high
96.7%
in 2016
All-time low
93.4%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 95.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 96.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1999.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 36th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.4% | — |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.1% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 95.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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