Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 82.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 82.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 89.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2022.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 109th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.7% | — |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.3% | 89.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 82.3% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2022.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 109th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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