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 78.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2001–2024
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 78.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% 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 99.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 93rd out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.2% | — |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 92.9% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.5% | 80.7% | 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 78.5% 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 99.2% in 2001.
- 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 78.5% 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 93rd out of 181 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 5.5%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release