Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 81.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World peaked at 91.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2024.
UNICEF: World ranks 42nd of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 90.4% | — |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.1% | 85.7% | 91.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.4% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 39 Belarus 95.1% compare
- 40 Macau, China 94.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 94.8% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.0% compare
- 43 India 93.5% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 92.0% compare
- 45 Bahamas 90.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: World was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: World ranks 42nd out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release