Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 1.01 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2016.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 70th of 157 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 70th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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