Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 60.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries is 60.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 99.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 182nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.0% | — |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 60.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 60.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 182nd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release