Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 87.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 87.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 94.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2023.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 38th of 184 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93.7% | — |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.5% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 86.8% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 87.2% 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 and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 38th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release