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 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
83.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
49th
of 143 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2021
All-time low
83.4%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2016–2024

0204060801002016202020242016: 86.5 %2017: 87.1 %2019: 83.4 %2020: 88.6 %2021: 92.3 %2022: 86.8 %2023: 85 %2024: 83.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 83.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% 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 92.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2019.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 49th of 143 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 86.5%
2017 87.1% +0.6%
2019 83.4% -4.3%
2020 88.6% +6.3%
2021 92.3% +4.1%
2022 86.8% -5.9%
2023 85.0% -2.1%
2024 83.5% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 85.7% 83.4% 87.1% 3
2020s 87.2% 83.5% 92.3% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 46 Mauritania 92.1% compare
  2. 47 Brunei Darussalam 91.6% compare
  3. 48 Myanmar 87.7%
  4. 49 Monaco 87.5% compare
  5. 50 Armenia 86.3% compare
  6. 51 Sierra Leone 86.1% compare
  7. 52 Egypt 84.8% compare

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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 83.5% 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 92.3% in 2021.
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 83.4% in 2019.
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 49th out of 143 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 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
225 places, 2,562 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release