Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.93 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.93 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 2024.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 143rd of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9901 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.93 GPIA | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia was 0.93 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 143rd out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release