Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 95.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
95.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
96.8%
in 2012
All-time low
89.9%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2012–2019

0204060801002012201520192012: 96.8 %2013: 89.9 %2014: 95.6 %2015: 95.3 %2016: 95.8 %2017: 96.1 %2018: 95.3 %2019: 95 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 95.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 96.8%
2013 89.9% -7.1%
2014 95.6% +6.3%
2015 95.3% -0.3%
2016 95.8% +0.5%
2017 96.1% +0.2%
2018 95.3% -0.8%
2019 95.0% -0.3%

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  15. 1 Jamaica 100.0% compare
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  20. 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
  21. 1 Mozambique 100.0% compare
  22. 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
  23. 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
  24. 1 Senegal 100.0% compare
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  26. 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
  27. 1 Tunisia 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 95.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2013.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
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/