Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 79.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 79.3% 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 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 96.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2024.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 126th of 183 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 96.2% | — |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.6% | 96.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 79.3% | 92.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 79.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 126th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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