Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 85.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 45th 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 78.5% | — |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.0% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 81.8% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 42 Belarus 96.7% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 44 Namibia 95.8% compare
- 45 El Salvador 95.5% compare
- 46 Panama 95.2%
- 47 Mauritania 94.7% compare
- 48 Macau, China 93.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 45th out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release