Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 2.58 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 2.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 634,884, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 659,628 | — |
| 1971 | 634,884 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 658,556 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 679,222 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 695,633 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 716,164 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 748,559 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 780,404 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 802,092 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 697,816 | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 870,220 | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 894,392 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 929,540 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 986,054 | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.21 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.37 million | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 1.34 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.64 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.69 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.74 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.94 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.51 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.58 million | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 707,296 | 634,884 | 802,092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million | 870,220 | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.29 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.64 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 1.96 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million | 2.40 million | 2.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 114 Turkmenistan 24,978 compare
- 115 Mauritania 24,560 compare
- 116 Congo 23,019 compare
- 117 Bulgaria 22,710 compare
- 118 Belarus 22,228 compare
- 119 El Salvador 22,132 compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21,845 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 2.58 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 634,884 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.