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

Latest (2019)
1.05 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2011
All-time low
605,710 number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1994200620191994: 605.7k number1995: 627.8k number1996: 670.5k number1997: 695.9k number1998: 716.8k number1999: 742.0k number2000: 773.0k number2001: 793.3k number2002: 813.7k number2003: 887.9k number2004: 942.1k number2005: 954.3k number2006: 953.6k number2007: 984.2k number2008: 997.9k number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.0M number2014: 972.5k number2015: 972.6k number2016: 975.3k number2017: 1.0M number2018: 1.0M number2019: 1.0M number

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
  2. 36 Benin 60,400 number compare
  3. 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
  4. 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
  5. 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
  6. 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare
  7. 41 Belarus 53,577 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 (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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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
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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.