Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 73.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over five years.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80.7% | — |
| 2016 | 73.8% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +3.1% |
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 73.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2018.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.
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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.