Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 88.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 92.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 88th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.2% | — |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.7% | 85.3% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 87.3% | 91.8% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 88th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release