Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Arab World

Arab World: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 17,930 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17,930 number
Change on year
down 13.5%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
35,123 number
in 1990
All-time low
16,215 number
in 2008
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Arab World, 1980–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1980199920191980: 27.2k number1981: 30.2k number1982: 29.8k number1983: 30.5k number1984: 32.0k number1985: 32.7k number1986: 32.5k number1987: 33.5k number1988: 33.8k number1989: 34.3k number1990: 35.1k number1991: 34.3k number1992: 32.2k number1993: 31.2k number1994: 29.2k number1995: 28.6k number1996: 29.7k number1997: 28.6k number1998: 29.2k number1999: 26.8k number2000: 27.7k number2001: 24.9k number2002: 27.2k number2003: 23.7k number2004: 20.7k number2005: 20.1k number2006: 21.7k number2007: 18.0k number2008: 16.2k number2009: 22.7k number2010: 23.1k number2011: 22.8k number2012: 19.8k number2013: 19.8k number2014: 21.4k number2015: 21.0k number2016: 19.2k number2017: 19.4k number2018: 20.7k number2019: 17.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 17,930 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Arab World peaked at 35,123 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,215 number, in 2008.

Arab World ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31,645 number 27,152 number 34,314 number 10
1990s 30,503 number 26,819 number 35,123 number 10
2000s 22,303 number 16,215 number 27,684 number 10
2010s 20,520 number 17,930 number 23,077 number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 37 Colombia 2,019 number compare
  2. 38 Iran 1,958 number compare
  3. 39 Guinea 1,702 number compare
  4. 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,671 number compare
  5. 41 Kazakhstan 1,667 number compare
  6. 42 Ethiopia 1,607 number compare
  7. 43 Cameroon 1,595 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Arab World?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Arab World was 17,930 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 35,123 number in 1990.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 16,215 number in 2008.
How does Arab World rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Arab World ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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/