Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 80.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) is 80.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 92.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 119th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92.2% | — |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.5% | 88.6% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 80.5% | 91.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 80.5% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 119th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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