Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 210,927 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 210,927 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 210,927 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41,132 number, in 1976.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41,132 number | — |
| 1977 | 46,354 number | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 48,304 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 54,592 number | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 55,403 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 55,839 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 55,673 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 58,203 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 59,982 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 58,082 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 60,354 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 62,858 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 64,555 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 69,910 number | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 72,098 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 77,451 number | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 78,889 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 76,943 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 78,950 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 79,730 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 86,036 number | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 91,418 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 98,680 number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 96,323 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 107,786 number | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 105,028 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 103,640 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 111,200 number | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 113,635 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 124,146 number | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 132,382 number | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 134,901 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 136,936 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 145,000 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 155,527 number | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 165,091 number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 176,972 number | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 176,627 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 191,788 number | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 197,061 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 193,265 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 200,814 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 204,657 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 210,927 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,595 number | 41,132 number | 54,592 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 60,086 number | 55,403 number | 69,910 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,652 number | 72,098 number | 98,680 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,465 number | 103,640 number | 145,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,273 number | 155,527 number | 210,927 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 210,927 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 210,927 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,132 number in 1976.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.