Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 88.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2011.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 10th of 166 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.3% | — |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 92.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 88.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 10th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release