Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
4th
of 175 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 1999
All-time low
98.3%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: North America recorded 98.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
UNICEF: North America ranks 4th of 175 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: North America was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 4th out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: North 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release