Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in WB: World
WB: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: World stood at 81.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: World peaked at 89.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2024.
WB: World ranks 61st of 143 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 86.6% | — |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.4% | 83.7% | 89.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.0% | 85.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: World was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- How does WB: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: World ranks 61st out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: World 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