Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 68.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 68.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 95.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 77th out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.0% | — |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 88.7% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 80.8% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 68.8% | 79.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 68.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 77th out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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