Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
84.1%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
54th
of 181 groups
All-time high
97.2%
in 2003
All-time low
74.9%
in 2016
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2003–2024

0204060801002003201320242003: 97.2 %2004: 95 %2005: 96.2 %2006: 96.7 %2007: 96.5 %2008: 95.2 %2009: 94 %2010: 91.7 %2011: 87.7 %2012: 86.5 %2013: 80.5 %2014: 79.6 %2015: 79.1 %2016: 74.9 %2017: 77.1 %2018: 80.1 %2019: 78.4 %2020: 80.1 %2021: 83.5 %2022: 83.5 %2023: 85.8 %2024: 84.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 84.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 97.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2016.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 54th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 97.2%
2004 95.0% -2.3%
2005 96.2% +1.3%
2006 96.7% +0.6%
2007 96.5% -0.2%
2008 95.2% -1.4%
2009 94.0% -1.2%
2010 91.7% -2.4%
2011 87.7% -4.4%
2012 86.5% -1.4%
2013 80.5% -6.9%
2014 79.6% -1.0%
2015 79.1% -0.7%
2016 74.9% -5.3%
2017 77.1% +2.9%
2018 80.1% +3.9%
2019 78.4% -2.1%
2020 80.1% +2.2%
2021 83.5% +4.3%
2022 83.5% +0.0%
2023 85.8% +2.7%
2024 84.1% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.8% 94.0% 97.2% 7
2010s 81.5% 74.9% 91.7% 10
2020s 83.4% 80.1% 85.8% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2% compare
  2. 52 Panama 99.2% compare
  3. 53 Jamaica 99.1% compare
  4. 54 Macau, China 99.1% compare
  5. 55 British Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
  6. 56 Colombia 98.4% compare
  7. 57 Singapore 98.1% compare

See the full ranking of 312 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 84.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2003.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 54th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-primary-education-2/escap-wb-lower-middle-income-economies-wb-lower-mid-unsdcode-98438/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-primary-education-2/escap-wb-lower-middle-income-economies-wb-lower-mid-unsdcode-98438/">Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
312 places, 5,126 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release