Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 63.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 63.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 70.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 119th out of 155 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.1% | — |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 52.1% | 69.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 60.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.6% | 64.9% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 63.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 119th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release