Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 121 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 1999
All-time low
97.7%
in 2024
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 97.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1st out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 99.5% | 5 |
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- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
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More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 14.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 1st out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release