Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 82.4%.
The figure is down 2.0% 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 SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2013.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 65th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.2% | — |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 95.8% | 99.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 78.6% | 85.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.4% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 62 Mauritania 96.9% compare
- 63 Tonga 96.7% compare
- 64 Russian Federation 96.0% compare
- 65 Nepal 95.8% compare
- 66 Burundi 95.8% compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 68 Namibia 95.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 65th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release