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 70.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 70.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 79.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2016.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 118th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.6% | — |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 76.2% | 79.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 67.6% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 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 70.6% in 2022, 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 79.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 118th out of 181 groups with data for 2022.
- 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 down 0.4%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release