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 58.9% 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
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 58.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 72.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 153rd out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 72.4% | — |
| 1999 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 69.1% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.5% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 58.9% | 69.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 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) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (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 58.9% 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 72.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 153rd out of 175 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 13.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release