Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 20,624 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20,624 number
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
33,590 number
in 1990
All-time low
15,496 number
in 1972
Years of data
48
1972–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1972–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 20,624 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019.

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 peaked at 33,590 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,496 number, in 1972.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1972 to 2019.
Year number Change
1972 15,496 number
1973 15,680 number +1.2%
1974 15,581 number -0.6%
1975 16,960 number +8.8%
1976 19,617 number +15.7%
1977 22,147 number +12.9%
1978 23,141 number +4.5%
1979 24,824 number +7.3%
1980 25,664 number +3.4%
1981 28,737 number +12.0%
1982 28,350 number -1.3%
1983 29,043 number +2.4%
1984 30,500 number +5.0%
1985 31,181 number +2.2%
1986 30,996 number -0.6%
1987 31,926 number +3.0%
1988 32,224 number +0.9%
1989 32,775 number +1.7%
1990 33,590 number +2.5%
1991 32,758 number -2.5%
1992 30,716 number -6.2%
1993 29,636 number -3.5%
1994 27,717 number -6.5%
1995 27,107 number -2.2%
1996 28,171 number +3.9%
1997 27,103 number -3.8%
1998 27,614 number +1.9%
1999 25,443 number -7.9%
2000 26,401 number +3.8%
2001 23,640 number -10.5%
2002 23,114 number -2.2%
2003 22,807 number -1.3%
2004 21,596 number -5.3%
2005 21,676 number +0.4%
2006 22,918 number +5.7%
2007 20,113 number -12.2%
2008 18,225 number -9.4%
2009 22,101 number +21.3%
2010 21,721 number -1.7%
2011 21,212 number -2.3%
2012 20,239 number -4.6%
2013 20,458 number +1.1%
2014 21,805 number +6.6%
2015 22,048 number +1.1%
2016 20,653 number -6.3%
2017 21,883 number +6.0%
2018 23,372 number +6.8%
2019 20,624 number -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19,181 number 15,496 number 24,824 number 8
1980s 30,140 number 25,664 number 32,775 number 10
1990s 28,985 number 25,443 number 33,590 number 10
2000s 22,259 number 18,225 number 26,401 number 10
2010s 21,401 number 20,239 number 23,372 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 34 Poland 2,222 number compare
  2. 35 Ukraine 2,080 number compare
  3. 36 Guatemala 2,070 number compare
  4. 37 Colombia 2,019 number compare
  5. 38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,958 number compare
  6. 39 Guinea 1,702 number compare
  7. 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,671 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 20,624 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?
The highest recorded value was 33,590 number in 1990.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 15,496 number in 1972.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th 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?
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 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/