Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 84.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia is 84.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 85.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2022.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 85.1% | — |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 85.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.5% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release