Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0048 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World stood at 0.0048 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1979.
Arab World ranks 27th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0038 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 units per person | -32.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 units per person | +54.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.005 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +54.2% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
| 1979 | -32.0% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0024 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 24 Lithuania 0.0094 units per person compare
- 25 Russia 0.0093 units per person compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0093 units per person compare
- 27 Comoros 0.0093 units per person compare
- 28 New Caledonia 0.0093 units per person compare
- 29 Turkey 0.0092 units per person compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 0.0091 units per person compare
More education data for Arab World
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Arab World was 0.0048 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1979.
- How does Arab World rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.