Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 76.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 95.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2024.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 104th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.8% | — |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 90.9% | 95.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 77.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 101 Barbados 78.3% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.1% compare
- 104 Montserrat 76.9% compare
- 105 Benin 76.9% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
- 107 Cameroon 75.9% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 104th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release