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 77.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 77.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 92.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 85th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.4% | — |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 85.8% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 77.6% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (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 77.6% 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 92.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 85th out of 181 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 6.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release