Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 89.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 89.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 91.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2021.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 78th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.5% | — |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.1% | 89.3% | 91.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.6% | 89.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Western Asia was 89.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 78th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release