Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2013.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th of 157 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 2 Sierra Leone 1.1 GPIA compare
- 3 Eritrea 1.05 GPIA compare
- 4 Monaco 1.04 GPIA
- 5 Palestine, State of 1.03 GPIA compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 1.03 GPIA compare
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.08 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2013.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 5th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release