Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Arab World

Arab World: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers 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.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Arab World, 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 27,152 number —
1981 30,221 number +11.3%
1982 29,839 number -1.3%
1983 30,525 number +2.3%
1984 31,975 number +4.7%
1985 32,653 number +2.1%
1986 32,540 number -0.3%
1987 33,466 number +2.8%
1988 33,767 number +0.9%
1989 34,314 number +1.6%
1990 35,123 number +2.4%
1991 34,288 number -2.4%
1992 32,244 number -6.0%
1993 31,159 number -3.4%
1994 29,241 number -6.2%
1995 28,636 number -2.1%
1996 29,704 number +3.7%
1997 28,648 number -3.6%
1998 29,171 number +1.8%
1999 26,819 number -8.1%
2000 27,684 number +3.2%
2001 24,903 number -10.0%
2002 27,246 number +9.4%
2003 23,697 number -13.0%
2004 20,698 number -12.7%
2005 20,087 number -3.0%
2006 21,715 number +8.1%
2007 18,044 number -16.9%
2008 16,215 number -10.1%
2009 22,737 number +40.2%
2010 23,077 number +1.5%
2011 22,832 number -1.1%
2012 19,764 number -13.4%
2013 19,827 number +0.3%
2014 21,406 number +8.0%
2015 20,979 number -2.0%
2016 19,224 number -8.4%
2017 19,440 number +1.1%
2018 20,724 number +6.6%
2019 17,930 number -13.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +40.2% 16,215 number 22,737 number

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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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/