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 0.9549 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 0.9549 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% 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 1.06 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9549 GPIA, in 2024.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 156th of 175 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9878 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9731 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9628 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9773 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (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 0.9549 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2018.
- 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 0.9549 GPIA in 2024.
- 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 156th 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 down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release