Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income stood at 79.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income peaked at 79.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2016.
That places Low & middle income 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75.8% | — |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.8% | 77.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.5% | 79.9% | 5 |
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Low & middle income was 79.9% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2016.
- How does Low & middle income rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.