Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia is 0.9161 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9161 GPIA, in 2024.
That places MDG: Western Asia 145th out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.989 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9161 GPIA | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.9161 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9161 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 145th out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release