Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 81.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 81.4%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 88.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2023.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 114th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.1% | — |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.8% | 88.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.5% | 83.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 114th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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