Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 80.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 80.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 92.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 70th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.6% | — |
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.9% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.1% | 85.7% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 80.1% 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 Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 70th out of 181 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 Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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