Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 86.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 91.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 34th out of 140 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.4% | — |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.2% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 83.8% | 91.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 31 Azerbaijan 99.3% compare
- 32 Maldives 98.7% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.6% compare
- 34 Colombia 97.4% compare
- 35 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
- 37 El Salvador 96.4% compare
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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 34th out of 140 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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