Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 84.7%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 91.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 27th out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 80.9% | — |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 80.6% | 84.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 84.7% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: South Asia was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 27th out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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