Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
52nd
of 157 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 1.02 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2016.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 52nd of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 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 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 52nd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release