Trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Trained teachers in secondary education was 77.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2015–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2023, trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 77.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 91.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.9% | — |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.5% | 91.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 77.2% | 90.3% | 4 |
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 77.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.