Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male was 723,876 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 723,876 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male 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 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 Côte 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 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 723,876 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male 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 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?
- 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 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 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/