Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 83.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 83.4% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 92.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 100th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.7% | — |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.8% | 87.2% | 92.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 83.4% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 100th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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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February 2026 Data Release