Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 50.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
50.7%
Change on year
up 4.8%
Rank
134th
of 162 groups
All-time high
50.7%
in 2020
All-time low
32.5%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2009–2020

02040602009201420202009: 41.5 %2010: 43.8 %2011: 42.6 %2012: 32.5 %2013: 34 %2014: 35.4 %2015: 38.4 %2016: 46.3 %2017: 44.4 %2018: 43.6 %2019: 48.4 %2020: 50.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 50.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 50.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2012.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 134th out of 162 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2009 to 2020.
Year % Change
2009 41.5%
2010 43.8% +5.5%
2011 42.6% -2.7%
2012 32.5% -23.8%
2013 34.0% +4.8%
2014 35.4% +4.1%
2015 38.4% +8.5%
2016 46.3% +20.5%
2017 44.4% -4.1%
2018 43.6% -1.9%
2019 48.4% +11.0%
2020 50.7% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.5% 41.5% 41.5% 1
2010s 41.0% 32.5% 48.4% 10
2020s 50.7% 50.7% 50.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 50.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2012.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 134th out of 162 groups with data for 2020.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
254 places, 3,350 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release