Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 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 secondary education, both sexes was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
90th
of 183 groups
All-time high
90.9%
in 2018
All-time low
85.3%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 89.9 %2016: 89.7 %2017: 88.9 %2018: 90.9 %2019: 85.3 %2020: 86.3 %2021: 86.1 %2022: 86 %2023: 86.7 %2024: 86 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 86.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 90.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2019.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 90th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 89.9%
2016 89.7% -0.3%
2017 88.9% -0.8%
2018 90.9% +2.2%
2019 85.3% -6.1%
2020 86.3% +1.2%
2021 86.1% -0.2%
2022 86.0% -0.2%
2023 86.7% +0.9%
2024 86.0% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.9% 85.3% 90.9% 5
2020s 86.2% 86.0% 86.7% 5

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

  1. 87 Suriname 57.5% compare
  2. 88 Chad 57.2% compare
  3. 89 Dominica 57.1% compare
  4. 90 Cook Islands 54.9% compare
  5. 91 Puerto Rico 48.2% compare
  6. 92 Grenada 44.0% compare
  7. 93 Cameroon 40.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2019.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 90th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
279 places, 2,848 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release