Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 89.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 89.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 99.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2023.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 25th of 175 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.4% | — |
| 2000 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 95.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.3% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 89.1% | 96.1% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2023.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 25th out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release