Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
91.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
16th
of 155 groups
All-time high
92.9%
in 2015
All-time low
88.5%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 91.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 92.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2023.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 16th of 155 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.1% | — |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 89.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.7% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.5% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 16th out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release