Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 81.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 stood at 81.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 94.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 110th of 186 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 94.1% | — |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.6% | 90.5% | 94.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 81.3% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 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
- 113 Belize 11.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 81.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 110th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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