Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 0.9859 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 0.9875 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8744 GPIA, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 78th out of 123 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9292 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9131 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.922 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8873 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8767 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8744 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8943 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9875 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9834 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.8744 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 0.9859 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9875 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8744 GPIA in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release