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 0.7842 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 0.7842 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7842 GPIA, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 139th 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.41 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.23 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9938 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9541 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.931 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9254 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9665 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8846 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.901 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8357 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8239 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8494 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8133 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7842 GPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9731 GPIA | 0.8846 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8213 GPIA | 0.7842 GPIA | 0.8494 GPIA | 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 0.7842 GPIA 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 1.41 GPIA in 1997.
- 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 0.7842 GPIA 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 139th 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 17.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release