Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 96.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 96.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2016.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 24th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92.3% | — |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.5% | 85.0% | 96.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.6% | 96.2% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2016.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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