Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 78.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
78.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
58th
of 166 groups
All-time high
81.7%
in 2019
All-time low
78.7%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World is 78.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
That places SDG: World 58th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 81.7% | — |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.7% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World was 78.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: World ranks 58th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release