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 65.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 65.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 65.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2014.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 115th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 64.0% | — |
| 2010 | 60.9% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 57.5% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.3% | 65.6% | 2 |
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 65.6% 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 65.6% 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 57.5% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 115th out of 162 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 5.0%. 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release