Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9762 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 0.9762 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9119 GPIA, in 2018.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 120th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9999 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9527 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9382 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9347 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9283 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9223 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9533 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9362 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9119 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9293 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9271 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9283 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9295 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9513 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9762 GPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9407 GPIA | 0.9119 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9271 GPIA | 0.9762 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9762 GPIA 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 (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9119 GPIA in 2018.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 120th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release