Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 76.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 90.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 83rd of 166 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.7% | — |
| 2005 | 87.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 86.2% | 90.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.4% | 84.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.0% | 78.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 80 Barbados 72.2% compare
- 81 Jamaica 69.8% compare
- 82 Cameroon 69.0% compare
- 83 Montserrat 68.8% compare
- 84 Brunei Darussalam 68.6% compare
- 85 Maldives 65.5% compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 76.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 83rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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