Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 91.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2023.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 22nd of 181 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.6% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.4% | 93.9% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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