Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender was 1.15 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 1.15 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.06 GPIA, in 2002.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 16th of 121 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper adjusted gender in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.22 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.15 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2002.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 16th out of 121 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release