Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 79.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia is 79.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 87.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 126th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.3% | — |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 87.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.6% | 82.9% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 126th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release