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 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% 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 90.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 21st out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 81.7% | — |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 81.4% | 84.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.0% | 90.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 63.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
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 85.0% 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 90.9% 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 81.4% 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 21st out of 121 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 up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release