Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 80.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 80.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 97.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 118th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 97.1% | — |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.4% | 97.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 80.2% | 94.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 118th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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