Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 84.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 84.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 92.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 54th 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 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.7% | — |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 86.2% | 92.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.6% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in MDG: Developing Regions was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 54th out of 124 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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