Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 0.9573 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9573 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 143rd 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9916 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.971 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9648 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9573 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.979 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9573 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 143rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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