Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.05 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.05 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.09 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 605,710 number, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 605,710 number | — |
| 1995 | 627,821 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 670,476 number | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 695,876 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 716,829 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 742,035 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 772,991 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 793,323 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 813,733 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 887,904 number | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 942,054 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 954,299 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 953,627 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 984,161 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 997,864 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 972,483 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 972,610 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 975,274 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 676,458 number | 605,710 number | 742,035 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 915,206 number | 772,991 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 972,483 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 41 Belarus 53,577 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.7 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.05 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 605,710 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.