Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 79.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 79.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 91.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2022.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 79th of 151 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, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.8% | — |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.9% | 82.2% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 74.0% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 76 Benin 49.0% compare
- 77 Togo 47.6% compare
- 78 Grenada 44.1% compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3% compare
- 80 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 31.8% compare
- 82 Madagascar 31.5% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 79th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release