Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 71.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 82.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2013.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 127th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82.1% | — |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 72.6% | 82.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 67.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.9% | 74.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 35.9% compare
- 125 Equatorial Guinea 34.6% compare
- 126 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.7% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 22.1% compare
- 128 Anguilla 14.3% compare
- 129 Madagascar 11.2% compare
- 130 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 71.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2013.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 127th out of 181 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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