Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, male was 864,804 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 864,804 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 923,880 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 294,825 number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 28th 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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 294,825 number | — |
| 1971 | 305,147 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 318,792 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 322,111 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 350,648 number | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 368,054 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 393,807 number | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 412,448 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 401,485 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 414,934 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 441,813 number | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 454,449 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 485,538 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 548,291 number | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 578,570 number | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 605,158 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 624,406 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 618,898 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 640,881 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 730,968 number | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 685,863 number | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 718,294 number | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 722,903 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 750,093 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 762,773 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 777,749 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 791,382 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 835,563 number | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 841,952 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 851,743 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 859,794 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 871,571 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 874,193 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 865,796 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 865,396 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 876,470 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 873,605 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 869,160 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 890,148 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 888,148 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 876,609 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 883,848 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 913,036 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 923,880 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 917,802 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 906,593 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 886,489 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 860,186 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 856,424 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 864,804 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 358,225 number | 294,825 number | 414,934 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 572,897 number | 441,813 number | 730,968 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 773,832 number | 685,863 number | 851,743 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 873,428 number | 859,794 number | 890,148 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,967 number | 856,424 number | 923,880 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
- 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
- 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9928 GPIA (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 864,804 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?
- The highest recorded value was 923,880 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,825 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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/