Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male was 83.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions is 83.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 90.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 62nd of 123 groups on this measure, 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, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 88.6% | — |
| 2015 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.9% | 85.3% | 90.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.6% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 59 Burkina Faso 74.7% compare
- 60 San Marino 74.2% compare
- 61 Niue 69.2% compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 57.5% compare
- 63 Suriname 51.5% compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 50.3% compare
- 65 Tuvalu 46.7% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 107.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 83.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 62nd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release