Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States stood at 0.9504 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9504 GPIA, in 2024.
UIS: Arab States ranks 157th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 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 | 0.9805 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9666 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9504 GPIA | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9891 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 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 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UIS: Arab States was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9504 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 157th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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