Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 78.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 78.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 91.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2020.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 75th out of 124 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.8% | — |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.0% | 91.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.1% | 78.2% | 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)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2020.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 75th out of 124 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release