Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 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 upper secondary education, both was 82.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 82.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 96.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 63rd out of 124 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92.1% | — |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 83.7% | 96.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 60 Niue 69.0% compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 68.7% compare
- 62 Tuvalu 68.6% compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.6%
- 64 Sierra Leone 50.6% compare
- 65 Suriname 42.8% compare
- 66 Belize 35.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 63rd out of 124 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release