Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia is 89.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia peaked at 89.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2018.
That places WB: South Asia 21st out of 155 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.7% | — |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.3% | 71.4% | 84.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 78.3% | 89.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2018.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: South Asia ranks 21st out of 155 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release