Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 96.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 96.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 99.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 28th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.9% | — |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 28th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release