Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.00 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.06 million number
in 2012
All-time low
133,187 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.00 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.06 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 133,187 number, in 1970.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 133,187 number
1971 136,785 number +2.7%
1972 149,513 number +9.3%
1973 163,954 number +9.7%
1974 171,319 number +4.5%
1975 187,086 number +9.2%
1976 212,974 number +13.8%
1977 229,955 number +8.0%
1978 265,307 number +15.4%
1979 294,096 number +10.9%
1980 323,744 number +10.1%
1981 347,899 number +7.5%
1982 370,923 number +6.6%
1983 423,500 number +14.2%
1984 438,958 number +3.7%
1985 469,961 number +7.1%
1986 499,942 number +6.4%
1987 526,535 number +5.3%
1988 550,398 number +4.5%
1989 550,981 number +0.1%
1990 572,215 number +3.9%
1991 604,323 number +5.6%
1992 606,949 number +0.4%
1993 632,817 number +4.3%
1994 657,660 number +3.9%
1995 678,828 number +3.2%
1996 716,803 number +5.6%
1997 762,198 number +6.3%
1998 782,092 number +2.6%
1999 798,810 number +2.1%
2000 836,532 number +4.7%
2001 860,196 number +2.8%
2002 868,162 number +0.9%
2003 903,086 number +4.0%
2004 918,801 number +1.7%
2005 931,415 number +1.4%
2006 950,953 number +2.1%
2007 970,490 number +2.1%
2008 991,768 number +2.2%
2009 1.02 million number +3.0%
2010 1.02 million number +0.1%
2011 1.06 million number +3.9%
2012 1.06 million number +0.1%
2013 1.02 million number -3.8%
2014 997,377 number -2.6%
2015 991,416 number -0.6%
2016 990,548 number -0.1%
2017 986,988 number -0.4%
2018 997,989 number +1.1%
2019 1.00 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 194,418 number 133,187 number 294,096 number 10
1980s 450,284 number 323,744 number 550,981 number 10
1990s 681,270 number 572,215 number 798,810 number 10
2000s 925,245 number 836,532 number 1.02 million number 10
2010s 1.01 million number 986,988 number 1.06 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  2. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  3. 35 South Africa 76,420 number compare
  4. 36 Malaysia 75,039 number compare
  5. 37 Cameroon 74,718 number compare
  6. 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 70,631 number compare
  7. 39 Poland 69,887 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 133,187 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/