Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9632 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9632 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 GPIA, in 2022.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 140th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9736 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9655 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9648 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.963 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9574 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9437 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9608 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9632 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.963 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 0.9632 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9632 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 GPIA in 2022.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 140th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release