Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education was 0.9898 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in UNICEF: World, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 0.9898 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 0.991 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9171 GPIA, in 2018.
UNICEF: World ranks 72nd of 123 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9691 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9363 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9257 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9171 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9243 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9395 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9877 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9362 GPIA | 0.9171 GPIA | 0.9691 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.979 GPIA | 0.9395 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education in UNICEF: World was 0.9898 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.991 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9171 GPIA in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education?
- UNICEF: World ranks 72nd out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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