Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 1.36 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 1.36 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.23 GPIA, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 20th out of 151 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.56 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.51 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.48 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.35 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36 GPIA | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 17 Madagascar 1.17 GPIA compare
- 18 Mongolia 1.15 GPIA compare
- 19 Maldives 1.11 GPIA compare
- 20 Chad 1.09 GPIA compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 1.09 GPIA compare
- 22 China 1.07 GPIA compare
- 23 San Marino 1.06 GPIA compare
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 proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.36 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 20th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release