Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 55.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 55.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 64.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2014.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.4% | — |
| 1999 | 63.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 63.2% | 64.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 56.7% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.7% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 57.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- 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) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 55.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2014.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 153rd out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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