Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers pre-primary male was 65.9% 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
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 65.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 68.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2009.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 87th out of 162 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 … teachers pre-primary male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 54.9% | — |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 55.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.9% | 66.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (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 65.9% 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 68.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2009.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 87th 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 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release