Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 0.99 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 2024.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 107th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9906 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 107th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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