Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
47th
of 183 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 2024
All-time low
85.4%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014–2024

0204060801002014201920242014: 87 %2015: 85.4 %2016: 85.8 %2017: 86.1 %2018: 86.3 %2019: 86.1 %2020: 87.1 %2021: 92.7 %2022: 93.1 %2023: 93.3 %2024: 93.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 93.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2015.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 47th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014 to 2024.
Year % Change
2014 87.0%
2015 85.4% -1.8%
2016 85.8% +0.4%
2017 86.1% +0.4%
2018 86.3% +0.2%
2019 86.1% -0.2%
2020 87.1% +1.1%
2021 92.7% +6.5%
2022 93.1% +0.5%
2023 93.3% +0.1%
2024 93.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.1% 85.4% 87.0% 6
2020s 91.9% 87.1% 93.5% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 44 Albania 97.3% compare
  2. 45 Cape Verde 97.3% compare
  3. 46 Ecuador 97.0% compare
  4. 47 Kiribati 96.9% compare
  5. 48 Tunisia 95.9% compare
  6. 49 Republic of Moldova 95.8% compare
  7. 50 Namibia 95.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 93.5% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2015.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 47th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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