Trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members
OECD members: Trained teachers in upper secondary education was 94.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members, 2003–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 94.1% for trained teachers in upper secondary education in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members peaked at 97.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2011.
That places OECD members 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.3% | — |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 93.9% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0%
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Ethiopia 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0%
- 1 Mongolia 100.0%
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education in OECD members was 94.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2011.
- How does OECD members rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.