Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 80.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 80.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 95.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 115th out of 183 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 95.8% | — |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.9% | 95.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 80.5% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 112 Madagascar 25.7% compare
- 113 Belize 9.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 80.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 115th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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