Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 0.9514 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9514 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9814 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9648 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9514 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9896 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release