Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 65.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 65.0% for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 82.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2024.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 169th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.3% | — |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.8% | 82.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 65.0% | 76.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 169th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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