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 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 68.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 88.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 118th out of 184 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.8% | — |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 72.8% | 78.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 79.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 68.3% | 88.0% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % 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, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (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 68.3% in 2023, 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 88.2% in 2017.
- 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 68.3% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 118th out of 184 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release