Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 79.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 79.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 86.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 78th out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 83.3% | — |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.3% | 83.3% | 86.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.9% | 84.1% | 5 |
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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 pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 78th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release