Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 190,392 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 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 190,392 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 190,392 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21,592 number, in 1976.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21,592 number | — |
| 1977 | 24,293 number | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 25,246 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 29,854 number | +18.3% |
| 1980 | 29,828 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 27,195 number | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 27,412 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29,260 number | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 29,594 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 27,033 number | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 29,415 number | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 30,994 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 32,401 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 37,215 number | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 38,604 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 44,773 number | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 48,271 number | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 47,392 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 51,311 number | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 52,696 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 57,928 number | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 64,382 number | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 71,148 number | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 70,978 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81,483 number | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 81,465 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80,608 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 88,494 number | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 92,099 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 102,530 number | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 109,520 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 114,844 number | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 118,778 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 122,984 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 134,010 number | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 144,113 number | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 156,949 number | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 156,402 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 170,143 number | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 175,170 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 172,760 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 179,067 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 181,378 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 190,392 number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,246 number | 21,592 number | 29,854 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 30,035 number | 27,033 number | 37,215 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,748 number | 38,604 number | 71,148 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,280 number | 80,608 number | 122,984 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,038 number | 134,010 number | 190,392 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 190,392 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 190,392 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,592 number in 1976.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.