Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 92.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 22nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.4% | — |
| 2000 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 96.2% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.8% | 94.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 22nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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