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 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 86.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 88.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2019.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 41st of 175 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 78.1% | — |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.6% | 84.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 81.7% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
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 86.0% 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 88.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 41st 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 up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release