Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp was 67.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries stood at 67.9%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries peaked at 90.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2011.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70.8% | — |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 68.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 66.0% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 54.6% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 51.3% | 73.8% | 10 |
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Least developed countries was 67.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2011.
- How does Least developed countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp?
- Least developed countries ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.