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 74.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 74.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 89.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2005.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 97th out of 175 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 60.6% | — |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 60.6% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 71.8% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 74.3% | 89.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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), 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (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 74.3% 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 89.5% in 2020.
- 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 60.6% in 2005.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 97th 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 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release