Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 82.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 82.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 93.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 100th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.9% | — |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.9% | 93.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.6% | 91.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 82.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 100th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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