Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States
United States: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2014.
United States ranks 1st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 1.78 million (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in United States was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- How does United States rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- United States ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.