Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern 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 MDG: Southern Asia is 81.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 90.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2019.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 66th out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 83.3% | — |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 78.8% | 90.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.8% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 63 Sierra Leone 87.9% compare
- 64 Egypt 86.9% compare
- 65 Eritrea 86.6%
- 66 Armenia 86.5% compare
- 67 Mozambique 85.9%
- 68 Cape Verde 82.4% compare
- 69 Sri Lanka 81.7% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 66th out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release