Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World stood at 0.9894 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World peaked at 0.9906 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9174 GPIA, in 2018.
That places SDG: World 73rd 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 SDG: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9694 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9366 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9449 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.926 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9174 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9246 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9398 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9877 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9865 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9894 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9174 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.9398 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in SDG: World was 0.9894 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9906 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9174 GPIA in 2018.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- SDG: World ranks 73rd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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