Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 84.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 93.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.9% | — |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.0% | 93.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 84.3% | 91.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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