Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
36th
of 183 groups
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 36th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 33 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Hong Kong, China 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Lesotho 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Macau, China 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Mozambique 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Niger 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 33 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Tunisia 1 GPIA compare
- 33 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 36th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release