Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 127,940 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 127,940, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 127,940 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83,968, in 1995.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 194th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 83,968 | — |
| 1996 | 86,547 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 88,382 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 91,978 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 96,562 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 100,344 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 126,890 | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 125,666 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 102,081 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 127,940 | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,299 | 83,968 | 88,382 | 3 |
| 2000s | 96,295 | 91,978 | 100,344 | 3 |
| 2010s | 120,644 | 102,081 | 127,940 | 4 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 127,940 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 127,940 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,968 in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 194th out of 213 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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