Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Iran
100.0%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
85.9%
in 2019
Iran rank
1st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 100.0% against 85.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 59 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Iran, at 100.0% against 85.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14.1%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Iran ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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