Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Arab World

Arab World: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 595,080 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
595,080 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
33rd
of 44 groups
All-time high
639,480 number
in 2011
All-time low
330,900 number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Arab World, 1994–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1994200620191994: 330.9k number1995: 347.4k number1996: 365.5k number1997: 379.9k number1998: 386.8k number1999: 397.2k number2000: 417.3k number2001: 430.2k number2002: 440.8k number2003: 482.3k number2004: 496.4k number2005: 508.7k number2006: 518.4k number2007: 547.5k number2008: 572.8k number2009: 609.3k number2010: 626.5k number2011: 639.5k number2012: 636.3k number2013: 618.8k number2014: 594.9k number2015: 586.1k number2016: 564.6k number2017: 585.2k number2018: 597.2k number2019: 595.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 595,080 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Arab World peaked at 639,480 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 330,900 number, in 1994.

Arab World ranks 33rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 367,954 number 330,900 number 397,185 number 6
2000s 502,382 number 417,269 number 609,279 number 10
2010s 604,419 number 564,578 number 639,480 number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 30 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 37,455 number compare
  2. 31 Thailand 37,233 number compare
  3. 32 Kenya 35,009 number compare
  4. 33 Madagascar, Republic of 33,517 number compare
  5. 34 Guatemala 31,622 number compare
  6. 35 Malaysia 30,900 number compare
  7. 36 Korea 30,212 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Arab World?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Arab World was 595,080 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 639,480 number in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 330,900 number in 1994.
How does Arab World rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Arab World ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/