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 83.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
68th
of 184 groups
All-time high
85.8%
in 2018
All-time low
83.1%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 83.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
That places SDG: Western Asia 68th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 85.7% | — |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.7% | 85.6% | 85.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.1% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
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 83.1% 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 85.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 68th out of 184 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 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release