Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 48.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries is 48.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries peaked at 62.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.1% | — |
| 1999 | 59.3% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.3% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 50.1% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 43.5% | 54.5% | 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 in Least developed countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Least developed countries was 48.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2011.
- How does Least developed countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male 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 male teachers at the upper secondary level.