Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 90.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 90.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 91.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 16th out of 140 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.1% | — |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 87.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.5% | 90.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 16th out of 140 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release