Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 80.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
80.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
122nd
of 186 groups
All-time high
82.5%
in 2015
All-time low
80.1%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 80.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 122nd out of 186 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 82.5% | — |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.0% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 80.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2020.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 122nd out of 186 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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