Trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Trained teachers in primary education was 72.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 72.6% for trained teachers in primary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 80.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2014.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2001 | 78.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 72.5% | 80.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.7% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.4% | 72.6% | 3 |
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 72.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2014.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.