Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 73.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 89.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 91st 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 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 89.9% | — |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.0% | 89.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 77.2% | 82.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.4% | 77.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 73.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 91st out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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