Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 162 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
52.0%
in 2011
Years of data
17
2005–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 99.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2011.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1st out of 162 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.0% | — |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 69.0% | 98.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 52.0% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
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More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 1st out of 162 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release