Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 183 groups
All-time high
96.8%
in 2020
All-time low
91.8%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 96.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 96.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 24th of 183 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.8% | — |
| 2000 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.7% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 96.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 24th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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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February 2026 Data Release