Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 723,876 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
723,876 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
732,222 number
in 2012
All-time low
266,263 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 723,876 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 732,222 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 266,263 number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 266,263 number —
1971 275,436 number +3.4%
1972 287,429 number +4.4%
1973 288,887 number +0.5%
1974 315,474 number +9.2%
1975 330,401 number +4.7%
1976 353,740 number +7.1%
1977 369,681 number +4.5%
1978 356,901 number -3.5%
1979 368,408 number +3.2%
1980 391,992 number +6.4%
1981 400,729 number +2.2%
1982 428,949 number +7.0%
1983 488,330 number +13.8%
1984 515,133 number +5.5%
1985 538,887 number +4.6%
1986 554,292 number +2.9%
1987 544,699 number -1.7%
1988 562,585 number +3.3%
1989 646,487 number +14.9%
1990 595,158 number -7.9%
1991 622,418 number +4.6%
1992 620,099 number -0.4%
1993 641,136 number +3.4%
1994 648,000 number +1.1%
1995 657,843 number +1.5%
1996 667,076 number +1.4%
1997 708,090 number +6.1%
1998 710,349 number +0.3%
1999 720,018 number +1.4%
2000 724,005 number +0.6%
2001 731,137 number +1.0%
2002 730,043 number -0.1%
2003 719,025 number -1.5%
2004 715,560 number -0.5%
2005 723,137 number +1.1%
2006 717,703 number -0.8%
2007 711,612 number -0.8%
2008 719,713 number +1.1%
2009 719,992 number +0.0%
2010 704,431 number -2.2%
2011 707,151 number +0.4%
2012 732,222 number +3.5%
2013 731,552 number -0.1%
2014 721,875 number -1.3%
2015 724,862 number +0.4%
2016 720,649 number -0.6%
2017 703,442 number -2.4%
2018 712,832 number +1.3%
2019 723,876 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 321,262 number 266,263 number 369,681 number 10
1980s 507,208 number 391,992 number 646,487 number 10
1990s 659,019 number 595,158 number 720,018 number 10
2000s 721,193 number 711,612 number 731,137 number 10
2010s 718,289 number 703,442 number 732,222 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 27 Morocco 70,107 number compare
  2. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  3. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
  4. 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
  5. 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
  6. 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
  7. 33 Spain 53,750 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 723,876 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 732,222 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 266,263 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.