Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 87.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 87.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 94.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 83rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.9% | — |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 83.9% | 94.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 82.5% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 80 Gambia 89.0% compare
- 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 88.0% compare
- 82 Monaco 86.7% compare
- 83 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.6% compare
- 84 Naoero 86.4% compare
- 85 Afghanistan 85.2% compare
- 86 Solomon Islands 82.4% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 83rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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