Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 81.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries is 81.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 97.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2024.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 111th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.0% | — |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 81.6% | 97.3% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 111th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release