Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World
MDG: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World stood at 80.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World peaked at 80.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2016.
MDG: World ranks 59th of 140 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.1% | — |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 78.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.5% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: World was 80.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2016.
- How does MDG: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: World ranks 59th out of 140 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release