Trained teachers in secondary education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Trained teachers in secondary education was 86.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2017–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 86.6% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 87.9% | — |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.0% | 87.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.2% | 86.6% | 4 |
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 86.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.