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 64.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 64.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 76.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2011.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 90th out of 121 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.1% | — |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 63.4% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 51.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 50.6% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.0% | 65.6% | 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 64.0% 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 76.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 90th out of 121 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 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release