Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 79.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 80.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2016.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 74th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.1% | — |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 71.4% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 77.8% | 80.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 74th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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