Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 82.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
82.7%
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
69th
of 151 groups
All-time high
89.4%
in 2012
All-time low
79.9%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024

0204060802012201820242012: 89.4 %2013: 85.6 %2014: 88.5 %2015: 88.9 %2016: 88.6 %2017: 87.4 %2018: 85.8 %2019: 85.5 %2020: 86 %2021: 84.3 %2022: 79.9 %2023: 85 %2024: 82.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 82.7%.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 89.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2022.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 69th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012 to 2024.
Year % Change
2012 89.4%
2013 85.6% -4.2%
2014 88.5% +3.3%
2015 88.9% +0.5%
2016 88.6% -0.3%
2017 87.4% -1.4%
2018 85.8% -1.8%
2019 85.5% -0.4%
2020 86.0% +0.6%
2021 84.3% -2.0%
2022 79.9% -5.2%
2023 85.0% +6.4%
2024 82.7% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 87.5% 85.5% 89.4% 8
2020s 83.6% 79.9% 86.0% 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

  1. 66 Sierra Leone 66.8% compare
  2. 67 San Marino 64.2% compare
  3. 68 Liberia 61.2% compare
  4. 69 Syria 59.2% compare
  5. 70 Cameroon 57.3% compare
  6. 71 Brunei 56.6% compare
  7. 72 Belarus 55.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2022.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 69th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
236 places, 2,442 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release