Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 50,705 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
50,705
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
201st
of 218 groups
All-time high
50,705
in 2020
All-time low
17,506
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2000–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201020202000: 17.5k2001: 18.1k2002: 20.1k2003: 21.7k2004: 21.6k2005: 23.2k2006: 25.2k2007: 36.1k2008: 32.5k2009: 33.4k2010: 38.9k2011: 43.8k2012: 36.2k2013: 36.0k2014: 43.8k2015: 46.5k2016: 48.1k2017: 49.4k2018: 46.0k2019: 49.8k2020: 50.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 50,705 for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 50,705 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,506, in 2000.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 201st of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 17,506
2001 18,149 +3.7%
2002 20,110 +10.8%
2003 21,745 +8.1%
2004 21,553 -0.9%
2005 23,166 +7.5%
2006 25,205 +8.8%
2007 36,140 +43.4%
2008 32,544 -10.0%
2009 33,448 +2.8%
2010 38,946 +16.4%
2011 43,796 +12.5%
2012 36,209 -17.3%
2013 35,957 -0.7%
2014 43,806 +21.8%
2015 46,474 +6.1%
2016 48,132 +3.6%
2017 49,442 +2.7%
2018 46,040 -6.9%
2019 49,792 +8.1%
2020 50,705 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,957 17,506 36,140 10
2010s 43,859 35,957 49,792 10
2020s 50,705 50,705 50,705 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 198 Cook Islands 22 compare
  2. 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 18
  3. 200 Montserrat 17 compare
  4. 201 Niue 13 compare
  5. 202 Saint Helena 7
  6. 202 Tokelau 7 compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 50,705 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 50,705 in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 17,506 in 2000.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 201st out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 14,973 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release