Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1.08 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.12 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 613,906 number, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 45 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 613,906 number | — |
| 1995 | 636,305 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 679,443 number | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 705,292 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 729,094 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 756,323 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 786,933 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 809,085 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 831,651 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 905,995 number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 960,770 number | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 974,738 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 972,772 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 999,910 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 999,880 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 686,727 number | 613,906 number | 756,323 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 934,369 number | 786,933 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 999,880 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 34 Kenya 70,741 number compare
- 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
- 36 Benin 60,400 number compare
- 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
- 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
- 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
- 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 613,906 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.