Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 695,341 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 695,341 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 695,341 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 361,986 number, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 361,986 number | — |
| 1995 | 377,495 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 403,197 number | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 418,530 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 432,397 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 448,477 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 461,679 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 476,860 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 491,267 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 529,819 number | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 559,751 number | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 571,036 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 576,626 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 601,775 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 611,989 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 638,488 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 649,576 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 667,341 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 674,043 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 640,295 number | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 627,569 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 636,256 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 643,299 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 663,382 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 689,557 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 695,341 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,014 number | 361,986 number | 448,477 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 551,929 number | 461,679 number | 638,488 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 658,666 number | 627,569 number | 695,341 number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 695,341 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?
- The highest recorded value was 695,341 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,986 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.