Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 76.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States is 76.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 97.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2024.
UIS: Arab States ranks 103rd of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.4% | — |
| 2005 | 95.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 90.9% | 97.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.1% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 100 Eritrea 78.7% compare
- 101 Barbados 78.3% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.1% compare
- 104 Montserrat 76.9% compare
- 105 Benin 76.9% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Arab States was 76.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 103rd out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release