Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 58.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries peaked at 70.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1997.
Least developed countries ranks 20th of 21 groups on this measure, 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.3% | — |
| 1998 | 69.9% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 53.3% | 69.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 61.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 58.7% | 67.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 19 Viet Nam 99.6% compare
- 20 Belarus 98.7% compare
- 21 Colombia 98.2% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.1% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries was 58.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1997.
- How does Least developed countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Least developed countries ranks 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.