Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 80.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia is 80.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 86.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Western Asia 39th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.2% | — |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 85.2% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.9% | 83.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.4% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 39th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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