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 71.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 71.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 74.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2016.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 125th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 71.9% | 74.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 68.3% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.5% | 71.9% | 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 71.9% 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 74.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 125th out of 188 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 up 4.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release