Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia is 91.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 97.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 35th of 188 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 97.8% | — |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.6% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 91.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 35th out of 188 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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