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 0.844 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 0.844 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.844 GPIA, in 2023.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 174th of 175 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.34 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.3 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9838 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9661 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9234 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8765 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.844 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9025 GPIA | 0.844 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.844 GPIA 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 1.34 GPIA in 2005.
- 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 0.844 GPIA in 2023.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 174th 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 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release