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 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
84.1%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
35th
of 121 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2000
All-time low
82.7%
in 2023
Years of data
25
1999–2024
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
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 84.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% 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 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2023.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 35th of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 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 | 98.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 95.6% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 92.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 82.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 32 Cook Islands 98.5% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 98.4% compare
- 34 Cape Verde 97.5% compare
- 35 Bhutan 96.8% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 37 Namibia 96.4% compare
- 38 Nepal 95.2% compare
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 84.1% 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 2000.
- 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 82.7% 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 35th out of 121 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 12.4%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release