Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 52.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 52.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 94.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 132nd out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.0% | — |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 82.2% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 66.4% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 52.0% | 86.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 52.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 132nd out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release