Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 61.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2009–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 61.6%.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 64.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2016.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 52.0% | 61.8% | 8 |
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Least developed countries: UN classification was 61.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2016.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 10th out of 15 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female 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 female teachers at the pre-primary level.