Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 75.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 75.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 84.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2023.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 130th of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 83.5% | — |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 80.9% | 84.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 75.4% | 83.1% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 75.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 130th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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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February 2026 Data Release