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
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 27 Morocco 70,107 number compare
- 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
- 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
- 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
- 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
- 33 Spain 53,750 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 859.61 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 902.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- 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 life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
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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How this figure is calculated
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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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.