Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 0.9579 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 0.9579 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9579 GPIA, in 2024.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 142nd 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9925 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9778 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9579 GPIA | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.9579 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9579 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 142nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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