Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, 2009–2020
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 is 91.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe peaked at 98.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Europe 36th out of 188 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.8% | — |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.6% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe was 91.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe ranks 36th out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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