Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 91.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
91.3%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
2nd
of 22 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2016
All-time low
87.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2012–2019

0204060801002012201520192012: 91.8 %2013: 89.1 %2014: 91.4 %2015: 92 %2016: 92.3 %2017: 87.3 %2018: 88.9 %2019: 91.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 91.3%.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 91.8%
2013 89.1% -3.0%
2014 91.4% +2.6%
2015 92.0% +0.7%
2016 92.3% +0.3%
2017 87.3% -5.5%
2018 88.9% +1.9%
2019 91.3% +2.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 91.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2017.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 359 data points, 2009–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/