Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 81.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 95.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 103rd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 94.5% | — |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.0% | 91.0% | 95.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 81.8% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 100 San Marino 65.7% compare
- 101 Tuvalu 65.4% compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 64.0% compare
- 103 British Virgin Islands 64.0% compare
- 104 Tokelau 63.6% compare
- 105 Chad 63.6% compare
- 106 Togo 53.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 103rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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