Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 97.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 97.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.6% | — |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0%
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Serbia 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0%
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 97.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2016.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/