Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 81.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 94.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 109th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.4% | — |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.2% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.4% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 106 Togo 53.4% compare
- 107 Lebanon 46.3% compare
- 108 Cook Islands 45.8% compare
- 109 Palestine 38.6% compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.8% compare
- 111 Liberia 23.7% compare
- 112 Madagascar 21.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 109th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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