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 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia is 83.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 87.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 62nd out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 79.5% | — |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.5% | 77.3% | 86.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 81.5% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 59 Seychelles 90.9% compare
- 60 Hong Kong, China 89.1% compare
- 61 Myanmar 89.0%
- 62 Mexico 88.3% compare
- 63 Egypt 85.7% compare
- 64 Armenia 85.7% compare
- 65 Mozambique 84.9%
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), gaps filled 91.07 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)
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 83.6% 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 87.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 62nd out of 184 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 5.1%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release