Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 88.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2019.
That places WB: South Asia 11th out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.6% | — |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 73.5% | 76.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 78.1% | 88.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: South Asia was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2019.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: South Asia ranks 11th out of 121 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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