Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2012–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 86.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 93.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2020.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 23rd of 166 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.1% | — |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 93.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 86.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 23rd out of 166 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release