Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia is 0.9576 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is 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 SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9576 GPIA, in 2024.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 101st out of 121 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (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, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9576 GPIA in 2024.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: 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