Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 90.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 90.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 70th out of 183 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 80.4% | — |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.0% | 80.4% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 81.9% | 90.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 90.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 70th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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