Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: North America
WB: North America: 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 WB: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: North America stood at 97.7%. 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 WB: North America peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2024.
That places WB: North America 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 WB: North America, 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 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Ethiopia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
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- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
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- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for WB: North America
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: North America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: North America 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 WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: North America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: North America ranks 1st out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: North America 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