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
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (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 -2.68 % 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 (excluding high income) →
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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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.