Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World
Arab World: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World is 1.22 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World peaked at 1.23 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 624,797 number, in 1994.
Arab World ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 624,797 number | — |
| 1995 | 656,848 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 693,320 number | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 719,801 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 735,285 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 756,006 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 786,290 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 810,272 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 829,639 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 905,142 number | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 933,087 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 960,114 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 983,814 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million number | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 697,676 number | 624,797 number | 756,006 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 951,007 number | 786,290 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Arab World was 1.22 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,797 number in 1994.
- How does Arab World rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.