Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 69th out of 183 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.01 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 69th out of 183 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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