Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 84.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 88.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 44th out of 140 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.0% | — |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.8% | 80.2% | 86.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 82.4% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 41 Mauritania 94.1% compare
- 42 Panama 93.8% compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.3% compare
- 44 Macau, China 93.3% compare
- 45 India 92.0% compare
- 46 Viet Nam 90.8% compare
- 47 Ethiopia 89.9%
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 44th out of 140 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release