Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 69.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 69.6% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 77.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 87th out of 151 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.6% | — |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.2% | 77.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 69.6% | 75.4% | 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 pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 69.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 87th out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release