Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Arab World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Arab World stood at 0.9514 GPIA. 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 WB: Arab World peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9514 GPIA, in 2024.
WB: Arab World ranks 149th 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 WB: Arab World, 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 WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Arab World?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Arab World ranks 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release