Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend, 2015–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 81.4% for trained teachers in lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2016.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75.7% | — |
| 2016 | 72.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.1% | 75.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 75.6% | 81.4% | 5 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Early-demographic dividend was 81.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2016.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.