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
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Arab World, 2012–2019
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
| 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 Andorra 100.0%
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0%
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
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.
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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.