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 0.9794 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9794 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
110th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9416 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2001–2024

00.250.50.7512001201220242001: 1.1 GPIA2002: 1.1 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1 GPIA2006: 1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 0.996 GPIA2014: 0.982 GPIA2015: 0.984 GPIA2016: 0.99 GPIA2017: 0.981 GPIA2018: 0.968 GPIA2019: 0.955 GPIA2020: 0.964 GPIA2021: 0.966 GPIA2022: 0.942 GPIA2023: 0.973 GPIA2024: 0.979 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 0.9794 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% 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 1.09 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9416 GPIA, in 2022.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 110th of 181 groups on this measure, 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

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2001 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2001 1.08 GPIA
2002 1.07 GPIA -0.4%
2003 1.07 GPIA -0.5%
2004 1.06 GPIA -0.9%
2005 1.05 GPIA -0.9%
2006 1.04 GPIA -0.5%
2007 1.04 GPIA -0.3%
2008 1.06 GPIA +2.3%
2009 1.09 GPIA +2.2%
2010 1.07 GPIA -1.7%
2011 1.04 GPIA -3.0%
2012 1 GPIA -3.4%
2013 0.9957 GPIA -0.7%
2014 0.9822 GPIA -1.4%
2015 0.9845 GPIA +0.2%
2016 0.9899 GPIA +0.6%
2017 0.9813 GPIA -0.9%
2018 0.9676 GPIA -1.4%
2019 0.9548 GPIA -1.3%
2020 0.9636 GPIA +0.9%
2021 0.966 GPIA +0.3%
2022 0.9416 GPIA -2.5%
2023 0.9731 GPIA +3.3%
2024 0.9794 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.06 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 9
2010s 0.9965 GPIA 0.9548 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9647 GPIA 0.9416 GPIA 0.9794 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

  1. 107 Myanmar 0.9862 GPIA compare
  2. 108 Nepal 0.9837 GPIA compare
  3. 109 Fiji 0.9796 GPIA compare
  4. 110 India 0.9791 GPIA compare
  5. 111 Solomon Islands 0.9781 GPIA compare
  6. 112 Monaco 0.976 GPIA compare
  7. 113 Sri Lanka 0.9703 GPIA compare

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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 0.9794 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2009.
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 0.9416 GPIA in 2022.
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 110th 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 0.3%. 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, 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