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 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 85.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Western Asia 17th out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.2% | — |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 66.8% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 78.1% | 79.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 77.3% | 85.9% | 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 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 17th 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 up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release