Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 82.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 82.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 92.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 104th 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.5% | — |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 86.5% | 92.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 82.7% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 101 Chad 60.2% compare
- 102 Togo 51.7% compare
- 103 Lebanon 46.7% compare
- 104 British Virgin Islands 44.4% compare
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.9% compare
- 106 Tokelau 40.0% compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 37.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 104th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release