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

Latest (2024)
0.9762 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
120th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.9119 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2000–2024

00.250.50.7512000201220242000: 1 GPIA2001: 1 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 1.1 GPIA2006: 1.1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 0.953 GPIA2012: 0.938 GPIA2013: 0.935 GPIA2014: 0.928 GPIA2015: 0.922 GPIA2016: 0.953 GPIA2017: 0.936 GPIA2018: 0.912 GPIA2019: 0.929 GPIA2020: 0.927 GPIA2021: 0.928 GPIA2022: 0.93 GPIA2023: 0.951 GPIA2024: 0.976 GPIA

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

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 117 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9521 GPIA compare
  2. 118 Tonga 0.9493 GPIA compare
  3. 119 Maldives 0.9475 GPIA compare
  4. 120 Brunei Darussalam 0.9415 GPIA compare
  5. 121 Pakistan 0.9081 GPIA compare
  6. 122 Senegal 0.8732 GPIA compare
  7. 123 Guinea 0.8314 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 307 places →

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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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
307 places, 4,955 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release