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 1.12 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1.12 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
9th
of 140 groups
All-time high
1.22 GPIA
in 1997
All-time low
1.08 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
25
1997–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 1.12 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2000.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 9th out of 140 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 6 Mongolia 1.12 GPIA compare
- 7 Armenia 1.11 GPIA
- 8 Mali 1.08 GPIA compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 1.08 GPIA compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.08 GPIA compare
- 11 Ecuador 1.08 GPIA compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 1.08 GPIA compare
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 1.12 GPIA 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 1.22 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2000.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 9th 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 1.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release