Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 79.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 79.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 86.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2022.
UIS: Arab States ranks 79th of 159 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.0% | — |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.0% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.1% | 84.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 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 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2022.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 79th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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.
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February 2026 Data Release