Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries stood at 55.2%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries peaked at 68.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.4% | — |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 49.4% | 67.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 60.1% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 54.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries was 55.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Least developed countries ranks 17th out of 19 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the lower secondary level.