Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 20,534 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20,534 number
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
33,493 number
in 1990
All-time low
18,158 number
in 2008
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1976–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1976199720191976: 19.5k number1977: 22.1k number1978: 23.1k number1979: 24.7k number1980: 25.6k number1981: 28.6k number1982: 28.3k number1983: 28.9k number1984: 30.4k number1985: 31.0k number1986: 30.9k number1987: 31.9k number1988: 32.2k number1989: 32.7k number1990: 33.5k number1991: 32.7k number1992: 30.6k number1993: 29.5k number1994: 27.6k number1995: 27.0k number1996: 28.1k number1997: 27.0k number1998: 27.5k number1999: 25.3k number2000: 26.3k number2001: 23.5k number2002: 23.0k number2003: 22.7k number2004: 21.5k number2005: 21.6k number2006: 22.8k number2007: 20.0k number2008: 18.2k number2009: 22.0k number2010: 21.5k number2011: 21.0k number2012: 20.0k number2013: 20.2k number2014: 21.6k number2015: 21.9k number2016: 20.5k number2017: 21.7k number2018: 23.3k number2019: 20.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 20,534 number.

That represents a change of 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 33,493 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,158 number, in 2008.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1976 to 2019.
Year number Change
1976 19,540 number
1977 22,060 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 28,261 number -1.3%
1983 28,942 number +2.4%
1984 30,388 number +5.0%
1985 31,049 number +2.2%
1986 30,938 number -0.4%
1987 31,863 number +3.0%
1988 32,154 number +0.9%
1989 32,694 number +1.7%
1990 33,493 number +2.4%
1991 32,677 number -2.4%
1992 30,616 number -6.3%
1993 29,550 number -3.5%
1994 27,638 number -6.5%
1995 27,033 number -2.2%
1996 28,081 number +3.9%
1997 27,031 number -3.7%
1998 27,529 number +1.8%
1999 25,345 number -7.9%
2000 26,280 number +3.7%
2001 23,506 number -10.6%
2002 22,977 number -2.3%
2003 22,693 number -1.2%
2004 21,527 number -5.1%
2005 21,593 number +0.3%
2006 22,838 number +5.8%
2007 19,992 number -12.5%
2008 18,158 number -9.2%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22,349 number 19,540 number 24,737 number 4
1980s 30,051 number 25,574 number 32,694 number 10
1990s 28,900 number 25,345 number 33,493 number 10
2000s 22,158 number 18,158 number 26,280 number 10
2010s 21,234 number 20,022 number 23,278 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 35 Ukraine 2,080 number compare
  2. 36 Guatemala 2,070 number compare
  3. 37 Colombia 2,019 number compare
  4. 38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,958 number compare
  5. 39 Guinea 1,702 number compare
  6. 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,671 number compare
  7. 41 Kazakhstan 1,667 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 33,493 number in 1990.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 18,158 number in 2008.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD) 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
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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/