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 60.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 60.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 68.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 108th out of 140 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.4% | — |
| 1998 | 67.1% | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 48.4% | 67.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 63.2% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 56.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.9% | 61.9% | 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 60.9% 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 68.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 108th 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 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release