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 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 181 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
83.7%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% 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 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2006.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 1st out of 181 groups with data for 2021, 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 ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.7% | — |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 83.7% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
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- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% compare
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- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
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- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0%
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- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
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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 100.0% in 2021, 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 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2006.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 1st out of 181 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 3.8%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release