Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 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, male was 90.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
12th
of 30 groups
All-time high
92.3%
in 2014
All-time low
84.8%
in 2013
Years of data
8
2012–2019

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

0204060801002012201520192012: 89.2 %2013: 84.8 %2014: 92.3 %2015: 92.2 %2016: 92.1 %2017: 91.5 %2018: 90.7 %2019: 90.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 90.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 89.2%
2013 84.8% -4.9%
2014 92.3% +8.9%
2015 92.2% -0.2%
2016 92.1% -0.1%
2017 91.5% -0.7%
2018 90.7% -0.9%
2019 90.3% -0.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 90.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2013.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%)
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/