Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9801 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9801 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
107th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9374 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2005–2024

00.250.50.7512005201420242005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 0.993 GPIA2013: 0.991 GPIA2014: 0.977 GPIA2015: 0.981 GPIA2016: 0.987 GPIA2017: 0.98 GPIA2018: 0.962 GPIA2019: 0.948 GPIA2020: 0.959 GPIA2021: 0.962 GPIA2022: 0.937 GPIA2023: 0.972 GPIA2024: 0.98 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 0.9801 GPIA.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9374 GPIA, in 2022.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 107th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2005 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2005 1.04 GPIA
2006 1.03 GPIA -0.9%
2007 1.02 GPIA -0.8%
2008 1.04 GPIA +2.7%
2009 1.07 GPIA +2.4%
2010 1.06 GPIA -1.3%
2011 1.03 GPIA -2.7%
2012 0.9929 GPIA -3.4%
2013 0.9908 GPIA -0.2%
2014 0.977 GPIA -1.4%
2015 0.9814 GPIA +0.4%
2016 0.9866 GPIA +0.5%
2017 0.9795 GPIA -0.7%
2018 0.9624 GPIA -1.7%
2019 0.9484 GPIA -1.5%
2020 0.9585 GPIA +1.1%
2021 0.9622 GPIA +0.4%
2022 0.9374 GPIA -2.6%
2023 0.9719 GPIA +3.7%
2024 0.9801 GPIA +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.04 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9903 GPIA 0.9484 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 10
2020s 0.962 GPIA 0.9374 GPIA 0.9801 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 104 Panama 0.9969 GPIA compare
  2. 105 Ukraine 0.9947 GPIA compare
  3. 106 El Salvador 0.9901 GPIA compare
  4. 107 Myanmar 0.9862 GPIA compare
  5. 108 Nepal 0.9837 GPIA compare
  6. 109 Fiji 0.9796 GPIA compare
  7. 110 India 0.9791 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 307 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9801 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2009.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9374 GPIA in 2022.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 107th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
307 places, 4,955 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release