Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 91.5%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 23rd out of 181 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 MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.8% | — |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 94.5% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.4% | 93.4% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0353 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Developed Regions was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 23rd out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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