Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 718,414 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
718,414 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
726,954 number
in 2012
All-time low
264,666 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 718,414 number.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 726,954 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 264,666 number, in 1970.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 264,666 number —
1971 273,806 number +3.5%
1972 285,739 number +4.4%
1973 287,123 number +0.5%
1974 313,636 number +9.2%
1975 328,497 number +4.7%
1976 351,782 number +7.1%
1977 367,669 number +4.5%
1978 354,845 number -3.5%
1979 366,315 number +3.2%
1980 389,862 number +6.4%
1981 398,558 number +2.2%
1982 426,727 number +7.1%
1983 486,044 number +13.9%
1984 512,772 number +5.5%
1985 536,446 number +4.6%
1986 551,772 number +2.9%
1987 542,098 number -1.8%
1988 559,909 number +3.3%
1989 643,740 number +15.0%
1990 592,335 number -8.0%
1991 619,508 number +4.6%
1992 617,079 number -0.4%
1993 637,985 number +3.4%
1994 644,698 number +1.1%
1995 654,370 number +1.5%
1996 663,364 number +1.4%
1997 704,103 number +6.1%
1998 706,111 number +0.3%
1999 715,512 number +1.3%
2000 719,561 number +0.6%
2001 726,596 number +1.0%
2002 725,168 number -0.2%
2003 714,481 number -1.5%
2004 710,071 number -0.6%
2005 715,215 number +0.7%
2006 713,862 number -0.2%
2007 707,357 number -0.9%
2008 715,254 number +1.1%
2009 715,260 number +0.0%
2010 699,925 number -2.1%
2011 702,410 number +0.4%
2012 726,954 number +3.5%
2013 726,203 number -0.1%
2014 716,413 number -1.3%
2015 719,542 number +0.4%
2016 715,045 number -0.6%
2017 697,860 number -2.4%
2018 707,790 number +1.4%
2019 718,414 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 319,408 number 264,666 number 367,669 number 10
1980s 504,793 number 389,862 number 643,740 number 10
1990s 655,506 number 592,335 number 715,512 number 10
2000s 716,282 number 707,357 number 726,596 number 10
2010s 713,056 number 697,860 number 726,954 number 10

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

  1. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  2. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
  3. 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
  4. 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
  5. 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
  6. 33 Spain 53,750 number compare
  7. 34 South Africa 52,784 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 718,414 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 726,954 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 264,666 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.