Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 59.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 59.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 78.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2024.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 173rd of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.1% | — |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 67.9% | 78.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 66.6% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 59.2% | 63.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids was 59.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 173rd out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release