Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: South Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 86.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 89.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 51st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.7% | — |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.7% | 65.0% | 76.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 75.9% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 48 Aruba 99.5%
- 49 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.3% compare
- 51 Panama 99.2% compare
- 52 Mozambique 99.2% compare
- 53 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2%
- 54 Macau, China 98.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 51st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release