Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in primary education, male was 718,414 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) is 718,414 number, measured in 2019.
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 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.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 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
- 34 South Africa 52,784 number compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.01 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.5463 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9878 GPIA (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 718,414 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 726,954 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male 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?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 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/