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South Asia - Trained teachers in primary education

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in South Asia was 74.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 77.78 in 2013, while its lowest value was 65.13 in 2016.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary 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
2013	77.78
2014	75.43
2015	73.92
2016	65.13
2017	69.04
2018	73.94
2019	71.04
2020	74.36

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in South Asia was 77.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 77.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 64.77 in 2016.

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

Year	Value
2013	75.82
2014	76.70
2015	73.75
2016	64.77
2017	70.07
2018	76.71
2019	74.04
2020	77.52

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in South Asia was 75.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 76.78 in 2013, while its lowest value was 64.95 in 2016.

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

Year	Value
2013	76.78
2014	76.07
2015	73.83
2016	64.95
2017	69.53
2018	75.22
2019	72.39
2020	75.76

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs