Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 86.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa is 86.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2013.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 90th 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, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.3% | — |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.7% | 85.3% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 85.7% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 75.8% compare
- 88 Bahamas 75.2% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 74.9% compare
- 90 Benin 74.3% compare
- 91 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.7% compare
- 92 Lithuania 71.5% compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 69.5% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 90th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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