Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 86.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 94.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 42nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93.2% | — |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.5% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 86.9% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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