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

Latest (2019)
1.08 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.12 million number
in 2011
All-time low
613,906 number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1994200620191994: 613.9k number1995: 636.3k number1996: 679.4k number1997: 705.3k number1998: 729.1k number1999: 756.3k number2000: 786.9k number2001: 809.1k number2002: 831.7k number2003: 906.0k number2004: 960.8k number2005: 974.7k number2006: 972.8k number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.0M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.0M number2014: 999.9k number2015: 999.9k number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.0M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 34 Kenya 70,741 number compare
  2. 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
  3. 36 Benin 60,400 number compare
  4. 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
  5. 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
  6. 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
  7. 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.