Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.22 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2012
All-time low
162,511 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 1.22 million number.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.29 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 162,511 number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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 secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 162,511 number
1971 166,805 number +2.6%
1972 181,155 number +8.6%
1973 196,692 number +8.6%
1974 205,579 number +4.5%
1975 223,132 number +8.5%
1976 251,118 number +12.5%
1977 270,846 number +7.9%
1978 308,809 number +14.0%
1979 338,942 number +9.8%
1980 372,008 number +9.8%
1981 400,374 number +7.6%
1982 427,083 number +6.7%
1983 484,822 number +13.5%
1984 503,895 number +3.9%
1985 539,869 number +7.1%
1986 573,612 number +6.3%
1987 604,985 number +5.5%
1988 633,542 number +4.7%
1989 639,082 number +0.9%
1990 664,582 number +4.0%
1991 701,342 number +5.5%
1992 707,140 number +0.8%
1993 739,716 number +4.6%
1994 772,957 number +4.5%
1995 801,712 number +3.7%
1996 847,531 number +5.7%
1997 898,683 number +6.0%
1998 923,004 number +2.7%
1999 943,120 number +2.2%
2000 983,372 number +4.3%
2001 1.01 million number +3.0%
2002 1.03 million number +1.7%
2003 1.07 million number +4.2%
2004 1.09 million number +1.9%
2005 1.11 million number +1.6%
2006 1.14 million number +2.3%
2007 1.16 million number +2.6%
2008 1.19 million number +2.0%
2009 1.23 million number +3.4%
2010 1.24 million number +0.6%
2011 1.28 million number +3.8%
2012 1.29 million number +0.5%
2013 1.26 million number -2.4%
2014 1.24 million number -1.7%
2015 1.23 million number -0.4%
2016 1.23 million number -0.4%
2017 1.22 million number -0.9%
2018 1.23 million number +1.3%
2019 1.22 million number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 230,559 number 162,511 number 338,942 number 10
1980s 517,927 number 372,008 number 639,082 number 10
1990s 799,979 number 664,582 number 943,120 number 10
2000s 1.10 million number 983,372 number 1.23 million number 10
2010s 1.24 million number 1.22 million number 1.29 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 29 Nepal 92,767 number compare
  2. 30 Ethiopia 92,503 number compare
  3. 31 Republic of Korea 90,787 number compare
  4. 32 Colombia 89,996 number compare
  5. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  6. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  7. 35 South Africa 76,420 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.22 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?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 162,511 number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 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
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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/