Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income
Low income: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 78.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income stood at 78.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over five years.
Low income ranks 21st of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.7% | — |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -3.2% |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 18 Albania 95.3%
- 19 Gambia 95.3% compare
- 20 Ecuador 91.6%
- 21 Nepal 89.2% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 88.6%
- 23 Eritrea 87.5%
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in Low income was 78.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- Low income ranks 21st out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Low income 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/