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 78.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
78.4%
Change on year
down 7.3%
Rank
61st
of 162 groups
All-time high
91.7%
in 2004
All-time low
77.5%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2004–2024

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

0204060801002004201420242004: 91.7 %2005: 89.9 %2006: 91.7 %2007: 90.4 %2008: 90.9 %2012: 82.7 %2013: 77.9 %2014: 79.2 %2015: 80.2 %2016: 81.2 %2017: 82.6 %2018: 82.8 %2020: 77.5 %2021: 78.1 %2022: 81.7 %2023: 84.5 %2024: 78.4 %

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 78.4%.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% 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 91.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2020.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 61st of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 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, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2004 to 2024.
Year % Change
2004 91.7%
2005 89.9% -1.9%
2006 91.7% +1.9%
2007 90.4% -1.4%
2008 90.9% +0.6%
2012 82.7% -9.0%
2013 77.9% -5.8%
2014 79.2% +1.6%
2015 80.2% +1.3%
2016 81.2% +1.2%
2017 82.6% +1.8%
2018 82.8% +0.2%
2020 77.5% -6.4%
2021 78.1% +0.7%
2022 81.7% +4.6%
2023 84.5% +3.5%
2024 78.4% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.9% 89.9% 91.7% 5
2010s 81.0% 77.9% 82.8% 7
2020s 80.0% 77.5% 84.5% 5

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

  1. 58 Viet Nam 91.1% compare
  2. 59 Costa Rica 90.0% compare
  3. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 89.4% compare
  4. 61 Seychelles 87.6% compare
  5. 62 Ghana 87.4% compare
  6. 63 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.8% compare
  7. 64 Fiji 85.2% 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 78.4% 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 91.7% 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 77.5% in 2020.
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 61st out of 162 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 1.0%. 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
272 places, 3,599 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release