Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 20,534 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 20,534 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 33,494 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,158 number, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19,540 number | — |
| 1977 | 22,061 number | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 23,058 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 24,737 number | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 25,574 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 28,644 number | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 28,262 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 28,943 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 30,388 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 31,050 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 30,939 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 31,863 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 32,154 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 32,695 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 33,494 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 32,678 number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 30,617 number | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 29,551 number | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 27,640 number | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 27,034 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 28,107 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 27,036 number | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 27,532 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 25,345 number | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 26,302 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 23,563 number | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 23,032 number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 22,706 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 21,536 number | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 21,616 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22,862 number | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 20,058 number | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 18,158 number | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 22,016 number | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 21,517 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 20,978 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 20,022 number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 20,225 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 21,645 number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 21,891 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20,505 number | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 21,747 number | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 23,278 number | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 20,534 number | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,349 number | 19,540 number | 24,737 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 30,051 number | 25,574 number | 32,695 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,903 number | 25,345 number | 33,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,185 number | 18,158 number | 26,302 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,234 number | 20,022 number | 23,278 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 35 Ukraine 2,080 number compare
- 36 Guatemala 2,070 number compare
- 37 Colombia 2,019 number compare
- 38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,958 number compare
- 39 Guinea 1,702 number compare
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,671 number compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 1,667 number compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 20,534 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 33,494 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,158 number in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/