Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 83.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World stood at 83.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World peaked at 86.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2016.
That places SDG: World 71st out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.6% | — |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.3% | 80.9% | 86.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.0% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 68 Ethiopia 95.0%
- 69 Malawi 94.3% compare
- 70 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
- 71 Malaysia 94.2% compare
- 72 Hong Kong, China 94.0% compare
- 73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.0% compare
- 74 Gambia 92.3% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: World was 83.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2016.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: World ranks 71st out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: World 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