Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 52.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 65.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2012.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 119th of 151 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.3% | — |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.6% | 39.3% | 59.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 52.9% | 65.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 52.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 119th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release