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 56.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 56.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 66.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 163rd of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.3% | — |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 59.7% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 58.0% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 56.7% | 60.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (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 56.7% in 2024, 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 66.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 163rd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- 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 down 2.2%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release