Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 215,519 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 215,519, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 216,390 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 154,743, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 188th 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 154,743 | — |
| 2005 | 162,736 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 157,829 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 174,756 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 183,767 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 186,762 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 172,345 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 186,785 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 200,865 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 216,390 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 215,988 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 214,047 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 196,577 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 198,045 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 197,754 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 186,097 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 201,050 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 196,852 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 195,877 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 210,680 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 215,519 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170,099 | 154,743 | 186,762 | 6 |
| 2010s | 198,489 | 172,345 | 216,390 | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,996 | 195,877 | 215,519 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 26.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 215,519 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 216,390 in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,743 in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 188th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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