Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 86.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia peaked at 90.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2016.
WB: South Asia ranks 38th of 181 groups on this measure, in the top 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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77.8% | — |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.3% | 64.6% | 77.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 74.7% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2016.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: South Asia ranks 38th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release