Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.838 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 0.838 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.838 GPIA, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 179th of 183 groups on this measure, 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.992 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.972 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9126 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8743 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.838 GPIA | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9189 GPIA | 0.838 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 0.838 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- 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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.838 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 179th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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