Trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Trained teachers in secondary education was 79.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income is 79.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income peaked at 81.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 18th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 79.2% | — |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.6% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.5% | 81.4% | 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 secondary education in Low & middle income?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Low & middle income was 79.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.