Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 1.07 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 9th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 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 primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 9th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release