Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 56.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 56.5%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 66.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 130th out of 143 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.8% | — |
| 1999 | 58.7% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 58.7% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 46.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 44.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 54.0% | 56.5% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 56.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 130th out of 143 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release