IDA total vs Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

IDA total
66.3%
in 2014
Least developed countries
68.8%
in 2017
IDA total rank
10th
Least developed countries rank
9th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • IDA total
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 68.8% against 66.3% in IDA total, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 16 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 62.0% 53.9% 8.1% IDA total
2010s 59.6% 62.1% 2.6% Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, IDA total or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 68.8% against 66.3% in IDA total as of 2017.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between IDA total and Least developed countries?
2.5%, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Least developed countries?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2014.
How do IDA total and Least developed countries rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
IDA total ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 16 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 958 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the pre-primary level.