Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 80.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World peaked at 81.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: World 65th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 79.7% | — |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.8% | 73.1% | 79.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.9% | 81.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 62 Colombia 95.1% compare
- 63 Ethiopia 95.0%
- 64 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
- 65 Burundi 94.0% compare
- 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9% compare
- 67 Malaysia 93.7% compare
- 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World was 80.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: World ranks 65th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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