Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 0.9565 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9565 GPIA, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 147th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9859 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9565 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9565 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 147th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release