Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both was 88.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.1%
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
17th
of 17 groups
All-time high
91.3%
in 2016
All-time low
88.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in Upper middle income, 2014–2019

0204060801002014201620192014: 89.2 %2015: 88.7 %2016: 91.3 %2017: 91 %2018: 90.5 %2019: 88.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 88.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%) in Upper middle income, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 89.2%
2015 88.7% -0.6%
2016 91.3% +2.9%
2017 91.0% -0.3%
2018 90.5% -0.5%
2019 88.1% -2.7%

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 14 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
  2. 15 Albania 98.6%
  3. 16 Gambia 97.0% compare
  4. 17 Brunei Darussalam 94.2% compare
  5. 18 Ecuador 93.7% compare
  6. 19 Nepal 88.6% compare
  7. 20 China 88.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in Upper middle income?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both in Upper middle income was 88.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2019.
How does Upper middle income rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both?
Upper middle income ranks 17th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 268 data points, 2009–2019
Last refreshed

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/