Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 87.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 72nd of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 94.0% | — |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 94.0% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 87.8% | 99.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 87.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 72nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release