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This study aims at investigating self-efficiency and the ability to solve social problems among the teachers of primary stage in Diyala Governorate. It also aims at investigation the significance of the variations of the study according to the variable of gender and investigating the correlation between self-efficiency and the ability to solve social problems. To achieve the aims of the study, the researcher adopted Al Nashi' (2005) scale of self-efficiency which consists of 38 items and built a scale for solving social problems depending on Gestalt intellectual theory. The researcher checked the psychometric properties by extracting face validity and reliability of both scales as well as extracting construct validity for the scale of solving social problems. The scale finally consisted of 50 items and it was applied on the sample of study which consisted of 200 male and female teachers that were chosen randomly form the center of Diyala Governorate. After analyzing and statistically processing the data (using the following statistical devices: T-test for single sample, T-test for two samples), the researcher concluded that the teachers of primary have self-efficiency and the ability to solve social problems. There is no statistically significant differences between males and females in self-efficiency but there are differences in the ability to solve social problems in favor of males. There is also a correlation between self-efficiency and solving social problems. (Published Abstract)