Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 20,530 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates stood at 20,530 number. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 20,530 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,368 number, in 1999.
That places United Arab Emirates 76th out of 141 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,368 number | — |
| 2000 | 8,494 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8,648 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9,039 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 10,714 number | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 10,964 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11,832 number | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 13,363 number | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 13,353 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,828 number | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 14,928 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15,691 number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 20,530 number | +30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,368 number | 8,368 number | 8,368 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,248 number | 8,494 number | 14,828 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,050 number | 14,928 number | 20,530 number | 3 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 20,530 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 20,530 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,368 number in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 76th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.