Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 87.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 90.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 39th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.7% | — |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 67.9% | 78.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 77.8% | 90.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 39th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release