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

Latest (2019)
190,392 number
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
190,392 number
in 2019
All-time low
21,592 number
in 1976
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1976–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1976199720191976: 21.6k number1977: 24.3k number1978: 25.2k number1979: 29.9k number1980: 29.8k number1981: 27.2k number1982: 27.4k number1983: 29.3k number1984: 29.6k number1985: 27.0k number1986: 29.4k number1987: 31.0k number1988: 32.4k number1989: 37.2k number1990: 38.6k number1991: 44.8k number1992: 48.3k number1993: 47.4k number1994: 51.3k number1995: 52.7k number1996: 57.9k number1997: 64.4k number1998: 71.1k number1999: 71.0k number2000: 81.5k number2001: 81.5k number2002: 80.6k number2003: 88.5k number2004: 92.1k number2005: 102.5k number2006: 109.5k number2007: 114.8k number2008: 118.8k number2009: 123.0k number2010: 134.0k number2011: 144.1k number2012: 156.9k number2013: 156.4k number2014: 170.1k number2015: 175.2k number2016: 172.8k number2017: 179.1k number2018: 181.4k number2019: 190.4k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1976 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 37 Denmark 28,916 number compare
  2. 38 United Kingdom 26,710 number compare
  3. 39 Netherlands 26,665 number compare
  4. 40 Cameroon 26,227 number compare
  5. 41 Hungary 26,147 number compare
  6. 42 Morocco 25,825 number compare
  7. 43 Czechia 24,708 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.