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 79.3% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 79.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% 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 91.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 76th 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 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 | 90.1% | — |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.2% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 79.3% | 86.6% | 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 79.3% 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 91.5% 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 79.3% 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 76th out of 181 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 5.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release