Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 77.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 98.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 66th of 162 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.2% | — |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.4% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 81.1% | 88.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 77.9% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa was 77.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 66th out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release