Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male was 73.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 73.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 82.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 134th out of 157 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 82.6% | — |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 79.4% | 82.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 73.2% | 81.4% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (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, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 73.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 134th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release