Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World

Arab World: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 85.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
85.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
3rd
of 21 groups
All-time high
86.2%
in 2018
All-time low
81.3%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World, 2012–2019

0204060802012201520192012: 82.9 %2013: 81.3 %2014: 83.3 %2015: 83.3 %2016: 81.8 %2017: 84.3 %2018: 86.2 %2019: 85.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 85.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

That places Arab World 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in Arab World, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 82.9%
2013 81.3% -1.9%
2014 83.3% +2.5%
2015 83.3% +0.0%
2016 81.8% -1.9%
2017 84.3% +3.1%
2018 86.2% +2.3%
2019 85.8% -0.4%

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 1 Andorra 100.0%
  2. 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
  6. 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
  7. 1 Croatia 100.0%
  8. 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
  9. 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
  10. 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% compare
  11. 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
  12. 1 Mongolia 100.0%
  13. 1 Oman 100.0% compare
  14. 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
  15. 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
  16. 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
  17. 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
  18. 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

More education data for Arab World

All data for Arab World →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World was 85.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2013.
How does Arab World rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Arab World ranks 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2019.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Arab World 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-lower-secondary/arab-world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-lower-secondary/arab-world/">Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.