Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 84.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2024.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 34th of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.6% | — |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.0% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 84.1% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 31 Panama 98.6%
- 32 Cook Islands 98.5% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 98.4% compare
- 34 Cape Verde 97.5% compare
- 35 Bhutan 96.8% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 37 Namibia 96.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 84.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 34th out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release