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 82.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.6%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
64th
of 175 groups
All-time high
84.5%
in 2018
All-time low
82.6%
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
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Western Asia stood at 82.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 64th of 175 groups on this measure, 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 | 84.1% | — |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.3% | 84.1% | 84.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.6% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 61 Hong Kong, China 87.0% compare
- 62 Ghana 84.9% compare
- 63 Mozambique 84.7%
- 64 Egypt 84.4% compare
- 65 Liberia 82.8%
- 66 Eritrea 82.5%
- 67 Cape Verde 82.1% compare
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 82.6% 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 84.5% 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 82.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 64th out of 175 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 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release