Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 81.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 96.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 86th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 91.6% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.1% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 81.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 86th out of 188 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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