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 76.2% 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 %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 76.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 91.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2022.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 110th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.3% | — |
| 2001 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 86.3% | 91.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.3% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 75.6% | 77.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 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 76.2% 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 91.3% 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 75.6% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 110th out of 188 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 8.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release