Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2017.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 15th of 183 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.1% | — |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 94.9% | 97.6% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 15th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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