Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 77.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa, 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 MDG: Northern Africa is 77.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 145th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 96.3% | — |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.2% | 85.9% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 77.1% | 99.6% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa was 77.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 145th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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