Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 95.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 95.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2016.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 32nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.3% | — |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.9% | 86.6% | 94.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.8% | 95.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 452,585 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2016.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release