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 0.9576 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 0.9576 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9576 GPIA, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 101st of 121 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9785 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9665 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9576 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9576 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (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 0.9576 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9576 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 101st 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 down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release