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 62.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 62.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 92.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2023.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 135th of 175 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 92.3% | — |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 92.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.1% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 62.7% | 86.4% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % 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, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (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 62.7% 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 92.3% in 2005.
- 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 62.7% 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 135th out of 175 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 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release