Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 78.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 78.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 140th of 186 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 94.9% | — |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.1% | 87.6% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 78.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 78.0% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 140th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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