Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand stood at 92.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% 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 SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 99.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2023.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 181 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.0% | — |
| 2000 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 95.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.9% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 89.7% | 93.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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