Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 86.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 86.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.5% | — |
| 2015 | 84.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 86.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2016.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary 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/