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 65.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 65.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 65.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2010.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 113th out of 166 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 61.5% | — |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.6% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 65.0% | 65.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 110 Micronesia (country) 17.0%
- 111 Mali 16.6% compare
- 112 Syria 11.4% compare
- 113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 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 65.7% 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 65.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2010.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 113th out of 166 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 up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release