Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 72.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 72.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2024.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 160th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.5% | — |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.5% | 86.4% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 72.8% | 99.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 160th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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