Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 80.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 94.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th of 186 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 primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.8% | — |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 89.7% | 94.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 80.0% | 92.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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