Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 82.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia is 82.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 94.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2024.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 106th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 94.4% | — |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.2% | 94.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.4% | 86.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 103 Cameroon 60.4% compare
- 104 Marshall Islands 60.1% compare
- 105 Togo 59.1% compare
- 106 Cook Islands 47.6% compare
- 107 Lebanon 46.2% compare
- 108 Vanuatu 46.1% compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 38.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Western Asia was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 106th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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