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 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 85.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 88.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 46th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.0% | — |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.9% | 79.9% | 88.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.3% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 43 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 44 Tunisia 95.9% compare
- 45 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.9% compare
- 46 Aruba 95.9%
- 47 Namibia 95.7% compare
- 48 Panama 95.7%
- 49 El Salvador 95.7% compare
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), gaps filled 7.04 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)
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 85.4% 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 88.5% in 2021.
- 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 79.9% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 46th out of 184 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 4.1%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release