Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 0.9977 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.9977 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9977 GPIA, in 2023.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 123rd of 151 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9977 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.9977 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9977 GPIA in 2023.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 123rd out of 151 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release