Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 69.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 69.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 96.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 72nd of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.3% | — |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 88.9% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.3% | 86.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 69.7% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 69.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 72nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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