Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 80.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 80.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 92.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2024.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 121st 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91.9% | — |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.3% | 92.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 80.3% | 91.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 80.3% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 121st 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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