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 68.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 68.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 78.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 92nd of 140 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.4% | — |
| 1998 | 73.9% | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 62.4% | 75.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 73.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 68.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.9% | 71.0% | 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 68.9% 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 78.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 92nd out of 140 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 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release