Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 83.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 83.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 97.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 100th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.6% | — |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 97.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 83.7% | 97.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 100th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release