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 80 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United States is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is 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 80 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 80 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release