Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 528,834 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 528,834 number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 528,834 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 276,684 number, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 36th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 276,684 number | — |
| 1995 | 286,994 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 307,538 number | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 318,674 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 330,263 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 343,189 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 355,012 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 364,722 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 374,904 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 409,415 number | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 435,630 number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 441,902 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 444,010 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 464,690 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 470,961 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 499,034 number | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 504,744 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 519,743 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 525,079 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 490,987 number | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 475,106 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 479,594 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 490,555 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 507,205 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 521,201 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 528,834 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310,557 number | 276,684 number | 343,189 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 426,028 number | 355,012 number | 499,034 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 504,305 number | 475,106 number | 528,834 number | 10 |
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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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 528,834 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 528,834 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,684 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, 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.