Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9783 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9783 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
96th
of 121 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.9754 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 0.9783 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9754 GPIA, in 2023.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 96th out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9997 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9929 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9896 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9786 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 0.9783 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9754 GPIA in 2023.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 96th out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release