Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary was 80.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 80.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 91.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 55th out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper female secondary in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89.2% | — |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.1% | 91.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 80.5% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 716.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 80.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 55th out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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