Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 94.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 94.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 49th out of 183 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.5% | — |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 94.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 49th out of 183 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release