Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 93.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe is 93.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2022.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 5th of 166 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96.5% | — |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 93.6% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 89.9% | 93.4% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2022.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 5th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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