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 0.9957 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 0.9957 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8541 GPIA, in 2016.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 128th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9849 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9285 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8901 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8865 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8976 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8541 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9484 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9232 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9396 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9627 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9957 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9338 GPIA | 0.8541 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 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, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (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 0.9957 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 1.14 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8541 GPIA in 2016.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 128th 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 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release