Trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia
South Asia: Trained teachers in secondary education was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 89.4% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia peaked at 89.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2019.
That places South Asia 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 77.1% | — |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 74.7% | 84.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 79.1% | 89.4% | 5 |
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More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in South Asia was 89.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2019.
- How does South Asia rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- South Asia ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.