Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 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 upper secondary education, both was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 86.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2019.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th of 124 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 upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.9% | — |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.5% | 73.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 71.8% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 46 Bahamas 90.5% compare
- 47 Eritrea 89.7% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 89.7% compare
- 49 San Marino 89.5% compare
- 50 Republic of Moldova 89.4% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 84.6% compare
- 52 Rwanda 84.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 86.0% 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th out of 124 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release