Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States
United States: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 82 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
100.0%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2014.
That places United States 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- How does United States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- United States ranks 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release