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 78.2% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia is 78.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 90.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Western Asia 83rd 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 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.9% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 80.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.2% | 80.0% | 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
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 78.2% 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 90.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 83rd out of 181 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 7.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release