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 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 71.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 79.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 78th out of 140 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 49.3% | — |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 68.3% | 78.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 66.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 71.3% | 75.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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 71.3% 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 79.1% in 2011.
- 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 49.3% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 78th 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 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release