Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
83rd
of 183 groups
All-time high
89.2%
in 2018
All-time low
81.2%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2013–2024

0204060802013201820242013: 81.2 %2014: 83.5 %2015: 85 %2016: 82.1 %2017: 86.2 %2018: 89.2 %2019: 87.7 %2020: 88.8 %2021: 87.3 %2022: 86.5 %2023: 86.8 %2024: 87.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 87.5%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 89.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2013.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 83rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2013 to 2024.
Year % Change
2013 81.2%
2014 83.5% +2.9%
2015 85.0% +1.8%
2016 82.1% -3.5%
2017 86.2% +5.0%
2018 89.2% +3.5%
2019 87.7% -1.7%
2020 88.8% +1.2%
2021 87.3% -1.7%
2022 86.5% -1.0%
2023 86.8% +0.4%
2024 87.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 85.0% 81.2% 89.2% 7
2020s 87.4% 86.5% 88.8% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 80 Burkina Faso 86.7% compare
  2. 81 Gambia 86.1% compare
  3. 82 Afghanistan 85.4% compare
  4. 83 Solomon Islands 83.2% compare
  5. 84 Mongolia 83.1% compare
  6. 85 Cameroon 81.6% compare
  7. 86 Maldives 79.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2013.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 83rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
294 places, 3,288 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release