Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 78.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
78.2%
Change on year
down 7.9%
Rank
64th
of 166 groups
All-time high
92.6%
in 2004
All-time low
78.2%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2004–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2004–2024

0204060801002004201420242004: 92.6 %2005: 91.7 %2006: 91.9 %2007: 91.8 %2008: 91.7 %2012: 83.4 %2013: 78.8 %2014: 79.7 %2015: 81 %2016: 81.8 %2017: 83.3 %2018: 83.7 %2019: 82.3 %2020: 78.7 %2021: 78.8 %2022: 82 %2023: 85 %2024: 78.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 78.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 92.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2024.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 64th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2004 to 2024.
Year % Change
2004 92.6%
2005 91.7% -1.0%
2006 91.9% +0.2%
2007 91.8% -0.0%
2008 91.7% -0.2%
2012 83.4% -9.0%
2013 78.8% -5.5%
2014 79.7% +1.2%
2015 81.0% +1.7%
2016 81.8% +1.0%
2017 83.3% +1.8%
2018 83.7% +0.5%
2019 82.3% -1.7%
2020 78.7% -4.3%
2021 78.8% +0.1%
2022 82.0% +4.1%
2023 85.0% +3.6%
2024 78.2% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.9% 91.7% 92.6% 5
2010s 81.7% 78.8% 83.7% 8
2020s 80.5% 78.2% 85.0% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 61 Ghana 87.7% compare
  2. 62 Seychelles 87.6% compare
  3. 63 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.6% compare
  4. 64 Fiji 85.2% compare
  5. 65 Croatia 83.8%
  6. 66 Lithuania 82.9% compare
  7. 67 Togo 82.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 64th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
279 places, 4,004 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release