Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia is 77.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 86.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Western Asia 88th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 85.9% | — |
| 2008 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 85.4% | 86.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 79.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.6% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (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 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Western Asia was 77.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 88th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release