Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 97.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2024.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 8th of 143 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.8% | — |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 14.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 8th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release