Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 77.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 92.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2024.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 100th of 188 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.2% | — |
| 2001 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 88.8% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 77.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 100th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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