Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 97.1% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 21st out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.6% | — |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 21st out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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