Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre was 0.072 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.072 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.0728 number per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.0264 number per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

00.020.040.060.08197019942019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.072 number per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0728 number per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 number per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29th 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), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0264 number per square kilometre —
1971 0.0274 number per square kilometre +3.4%
1972 0.0286 number per square kilometre +4.4%
1973 0.0287 number per square kilometre +0.5%
1974 0.0313 number per square kilometre +9.2%
1975 0.0328 number per square kilometre +4.7%
1976 0.0351 number per square kilometre +7.1%
1977 0.0367 number per square kilometre +4.5%
1978 0.0355 number per square kilometre -3.5%
1979 0.0366 number per square kilometre +3.2%
1980 0.0389 number per square kilometre +6.4%
1981 0.0398 number per square kilometre +2.2%
1982 0.0426 number per square kilometre +7.0%
1983 0.0485 number per square kilometre +13.8%
1984 0.0512 number per square kilometre +5.5%
1985 0.0535 number per square kilometre +4.6%
1986 0.0551 number per square kilometre +2.9%
1987 0.0541 number per square kilometre -1.7%
1988 0.0559 number per square kilometre +3.3%
1989 0.0642 number per square kilometre +14.9%
1990 0.0591 number per square kilometre -7.9%
1991 0.0618 number per square kilometre +4.6%
1992 0.0616 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1993 0.0637 number per square kilometre +3.4%
1994 0.0644 number per square kilometre +1.1%
1995 0.0653 number per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 0.0663 number per square kilometre +1.4%
1997 0.0703 number per square kilometre +6.1%
1998 0.0706 number per square kilometre +0.3%
1999 0.0715 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 0.0719 number per square kilometre +0.6%
2001 0.0726 number per square kilometre +1.0%
2002 0.0725 number per square kilometre -0.1%
2003 0.0714 number per square kilometre -1.5%
2004 0.0711 number per square kilometre -0.5%
2005 0.0718 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2006 0.0713 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 0.0707 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.0715 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2009 0.0715 number per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.07 number per square kilometre -2.2%
2011 0.0703 number per square kilometre +0.4%
2012 0.0728 number per square kilometre +3.5%
2013 0.0727 number per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.0717 number per square kilometre -1.3%
2015 0.072 number per square kilometre +0.4%
2016 0.0716 number per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0699 number per square kilometre -2.3%
2018 0.0709 number per square kilometre +1.3%
2019 0.072 number per square kilometre +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0319 number per square kilometre 0.0264 number per square kilometre 0.0367 number per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0504 number per square kilometre 0.0389 number per square kilometre 0.0642 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0655 number per square kilometre 0.0591 number per square kilometre 0.0715 number per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0716 number per square kilometre 0.0707 number per square kilometre 0.0726 number per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0714 number per square kilometre 0.0699 number per square kilometre 0.0728 number per square kilometre 10

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

  1. 26 Mauritius 0.5598 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 Aruba 0.5167 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 Israel 0.512 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 Malawi 0.4866 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 Sierra Leone 0.4635 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Lebanon 0.4435 number per square kilometre compare
  7. 32 Luxembourg 0.442 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.072 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0728 number per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 number per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.