Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 84.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 85.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2018.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 33rd of 155 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 82.4% | — |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.0% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 76.0% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2018.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 33rd out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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