Primary education, teachers in Arab World
Arab World: Primary education, teachers was 67.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers in Arab World, 1970β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 67.5% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Arab World peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1976.
Arab World ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 43.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 52.9% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 22 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 23 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 24 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
- 26 Austria 91.4% compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Arab World?
- Primary education, teachers in Arab World was 67.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1976.
- How does Arab World rank for primary education, teachers?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.