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 76.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 76.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 95.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 107th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.2% | — |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.3% | 95.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 78.6% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.5% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 104 Monaco 80.0% compare
- 105 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 106 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
- 107 Senegal 77.1% compare
- 108 Eritrea 76.9% compare
- 109 Guinea 76.7% compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% 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 76.5% 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 95.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 107th out of 188 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 6.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release