Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 79.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 79.9% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2024.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 128th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 96.8% | — |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.4% | 88.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 79.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 79.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 128th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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