Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 547,200 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
547,200 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
547,200 number
in 2019
All-time low
280,690 number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1994200620191994: 280.7k number1995: 291.1k number1996: 311.9k number1997: 323.3k number1998: 336.3k number1999: 350.2k number2000: 361.5k number2001: 372.7k number2002: 383.1k number2003: 417.5k number2004: 445.1k number2005: 452.3k number2006: 453.8k number2007: 475.5k number2008: 482.2k number2009: 510.7k number2010: 517.2k number2011: 533.4k number2012: 539.0k number2013: 505.1k number2014: 489.4k number2015: 494.1k number2016: 505.4k number2017: 522.0k number2018: 538.2k number2019: 547.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 547,200 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 547,200 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 280,690 number, in 1994.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 35th 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 280,690 number
1995 291,142 number +3.7%
1996 311,921 number +7.1%
1997 323,277 number +3.6%
1998 336,258 number +4.0%
1999 350,173 number +4.1%
2000 361,481 number +3.2%
2001 372,659 number +3.1%
2002 383,054 number +2.8%
2003 417,453 number +9.0%
2004 445,055 number +6.6%
2005 452,343 number +1.6%
2006 453,789 number +0.3%
2007 475,462 number +4.8%
2008 482,180 number +1.4%
2009 510,674 number +5.9%
2010 517,210 number +1.3%
2011 533,449 number +3.1%
2012 538,968 number +1.0%
2013 505,124 number -6.3%
2014 489,443 number -3.1%
2015 494,108 number +1.0%
2016 505,385 number +2.3%
2017 521,950 number +3.3%
2018 538,161 number +3.1%
2019 547,200 number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 315,577 number 280,690 number 350,173 number 6
2000s 435,415 number 361,481 number 510,674 number 10
2010s 519,100 number 489,443 number 547,200 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 32 Kenya 35,736 number compare
  2. 33 Morocco 33,768 number compare
  3. 34 Ghana 33,763 number compare
  4. 35 Austria 31,856 number compare
  5. 36 Belgium 31,708 number compare
  6. 37 Netherlands 31,391 number compare
  7. 38 Hungary 30,500 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 547,200 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 547,200 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 280,690 number in 1994.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female 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.