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Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) in South Asia was 74.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 82.81 in 2015, while its lowest value was 68.60 in 2018.

Definition: Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2015	82.81
2016	73.74
2017	72.70
2018	68.60
2019	72.63
2020	74.89

Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers) in South Asia was 76.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 80.66 in 2015, while its lowest value was 70.95 in 2018.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2015	80.66
2016	73.81
2017	71.92
2018	70.95
2019	73.36
2020	76.99

Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers) in South Asia was 75.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 81.65 in 2015, while its lowest value was 69.82 in 2018.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2015	81.65
2016	73.78
2017	72.29
2018	69.82
2019	73.00
2020	75.92

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs