Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries is 0.9514 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9514 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9814 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9648 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9514 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9896 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ALECSO: Member Countries was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release