How does Arab World rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

Arab World ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Arab World?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Arab World: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.002 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.002 number per person

Change on year

down 1.3%

Rank

12th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.003 number per person

in 1989

All-time low

0.002 number per person

in 2019

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World, 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World is 0.002 number per person, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.003 number per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.002 number per person, in 2019.

That places Arab World 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0024 number per person	—
1971	0.0024 number per person	+0.2%
1972	0.0025 number per person	+2.4%
1973	0.0025 number per person	+0.7%
1974	0.0025 number per person	+0.3%
1975	0.0025 number per person	+1.0%
1976	0.0026 number per person	+2.6%
1977	0.0026 number per person	+0.9%
1978	0.0026 number per person	-0.1%
1979	0.0026 number per person	+0.2%
1980	0.0026 number per person	-0.3%
1981	0.0026 number per person	-1.4%
1982	0.0026 number per person	+0.5%
1983	0.0026 number per person	+0.6%
1984	0.0026 number per person	+0.3%
1985	0.0026 number per person	+1.3%
1986	0.0026 number per person	-0.0%
1987	0.0027 number per person	+1.4%
1988	0.0027 number per person	+0.7%
1989	0.003 number per person	+12.1%
1990	0.0027 number per person	-10.6%
1991	0.0028 number per person	+2.2%
1992	0.0027 number per person	-2.2%
1993	0.0027 number per person	+2.0%
1994	0.0027 number per person	-0.9%
1995	0.0027 number per person	-0.0%
1996	0.0027 number per person	+0.3%
1997	0.0028 number per person	+4.3%
1998	0.0028 number per person	-2.0%
1999	0.0027 number per person	-3.6%
2000	0.0027 number per person	+0.4%
2001	0.0027 number per person	-0.6%
2002	0.0026 number per person	-1.3%
2003	0.0026 number per person	-2.5%
2004	0.0025 number per person	-1.4%
2005	0.0025 number per person	+0.1%
2006	0.0025 number per person	-1.6%
2007	0.0024 number per person	-2.4%
2008	0.0025 number per person	+1.2%
2009	0.0024 number per person	-2.8%
2010	0.0024 number per person	-1.8%
2011	0.0023 number per person	-0.7%
2012	0.0024 number per person	+2.0%
2013	0.0023 number per person	-2.4%
2014	0.0023 number per person	-1.8%
2015	0.0022 number per person	-3.8%
2016	0.0021 number per person	-3.8%
2017	0.002 number per person	-4.4%
2018	0.002 number per person	-2.3%
2019	0.002 number per person	-1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0025 number per person	0.0024 number per person	0.0026 number per person	10
1980s	0.0027 number per person	0.0026 number per person	0.003 number per person	10
1990s	0.0027 number per person	0.0027 number per person	0.0028 number per person	10
2000s	0.0026 number per person	0.0024 number per person	0.0027 number per person	10
2010s	0.0022 number per person	0.002 number per person	0.0024 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Arab World

9 American Samoa 0.0037 number per person compare
10 Saudi Arabia 0.0037 number per person compare
11 East Timor 0.0035 number per person compare
12 Gabon 0.0034 number per person compare
13 Solomon Islands 0.0033 number per person compare
14 Iraq 0.0032 number per person compare
15 Benin 0.0031 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for Arab World

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 870,261 number (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)

All data for Arab World →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Arab World was 0.002 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 0.003 number per person in 1989.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2019.
How does Arab World rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: Arab World ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.