Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 1.38 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 1.38 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.38 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9921 GPIA, in 2017.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 19th of 151 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.31 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9921 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.38 GPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.38 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9921 GPIA in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 19th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release