Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income
Middle income: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income, 2015–2024
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 Middle income stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2016.
That places Middle income 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.2% | — |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.5% | 78.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.3% | 81.3% | 5 |
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Middle income was 81.3% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2016.
- How does Middle income rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Middle income ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.