Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 249,488 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 249,488 for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 249,488 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165,565, in 2004.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 186th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 165,565 | — |
| 2005 | 174,310 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 169,840 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 187,490 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 196,910 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 200,732 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 186,369 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 199,902 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 214,087 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 230,030 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 230,183 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 228,460 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 211,354 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 213,525 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 229,727 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 217,898 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 232,428 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 226,788 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 226,312 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 243,390 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 249,488 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182,474 | 165,565 | 200,732 | 6 |
| 2010s | 216,154 | 186,369 | 230,183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,681 | 226,312 | 249,488 | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 249,488 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 249,488 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,565 in 2004.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 186th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release