Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 55.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 89.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 135th out of 140 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82.8% | — |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 85.2% | 89.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 64.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 55.9% | 64.2% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 55.9% 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 (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 135th out of 140 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release