Teachers in primary education, male in Arab World
Arab World: Teachers in primary education, male was 870,261 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Arab World stood at 870,261 number.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Arab World peaked at 917,862 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 289,528 number, in 1970.
Arab World ranks 27th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348,980 number | 289,528 number | 414,611 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 505,911 number | 427,913 number | 650,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 686,558 number | 601,242 number | 760,848 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 814,386 number | 772,213 number | 860,171 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 887,388 number | 858,505 number | 917,862 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare
- 25 Afghanistan 85,783 number compare
- 26 Malaysia 71,427 number compare
- 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
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (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 progr 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9935 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Arab World?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Arab World was 870,261 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 917,862 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,528 number in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/