Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 194,071 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 194,071 for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 194,071 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,402, in 1978.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 170th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 37,402 | — |
| 1979 | 39,640 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 41,731 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 45,308 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 46,426 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 48,230 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 48,959 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 50,890 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 52,462 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 54,160 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 56,415 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 59,992 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 61,020 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 66,212 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 66,283 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65,539 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67,926 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 69,012 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 74,025 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 78,315 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 83,134 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 81,760 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 91,764 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 87,494 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 84,422 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 89,734 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 91,985 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 98,725 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 105,049 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 107,381 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 107,524 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 118,917 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 131,530 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 138,345 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 153,913 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 153,844 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 165,334 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 164,703 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 159,130 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 164,610 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 166,874 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 179,167 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 186,607 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 181,630 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 181,325 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 179,949 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 194,071 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,521 | 37,402 | 39,640 | 2 |
| 1980s | 50,457 | 41,731 | 59,992 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,323 | 61,020 | 83,134 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,300 | 84,422 | 118,917 | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,745 | 131,530 | 179,167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,716 | 179,949 | 194,071 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 167 Bahamas 377 compare
- 168 Barbados 371 compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 360 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 338 compare
- 171 Grenada 331 compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 309 compare
- 173 Djibouti 301 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 194,071 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 194,071 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,402 in 1978.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 170th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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February 2026 Data Release