Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, 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 MDG: Southern Asia is 84.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 91.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2019.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 121 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 81.5% | — |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 81.1% | 84.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 84.8% | 91.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release