Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.3%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
65th
of 162 groups
All-time high
75.6%
in 2022
All-time low
35.8%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 70.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 65th of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62.8% | — |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +111.5% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 35.8% | 75.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 62 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.9% compare
- 63 Jamaica 69.2% compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 66.1% compare
- 65 Benin 65.7%
- 66 Nepal 65.4% compare
- 67 Maldives 65.3%
- 68 Marshall Islands 64.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 65th out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release