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
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2003–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2% compare
- 52 Panama 99.2% compare
- 53 Jamaica 99.1% compare
- 54 Macau, China 99.1% compare
- 55 British Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
- 56 Colombia 98.4% compare
- 57 Singapore 98.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
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.
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February 2026 Data Release