Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
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Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.67 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 297,521, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 143rd 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 297,521 | — |
| 1971 | 299,803 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 318,000 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 333,083 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 345,254 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 357,399 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 383,328 | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 405,687 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 419,840 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 445,130 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 471,478 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 486,554 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 513,409 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 559,984 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 585,612 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 622,074 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 654,454 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 690,633 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 722,733 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 874,723 | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 778,695 | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 814,546 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 807,303 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 847,966 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 865,616 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 881,982 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 906,270 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 970,293 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 966,898 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 969,584 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.67 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 360,504 | 297,521 | 445,130 | 10 |
| 1980s | 618,165 | 471,478 | 874,723 | 10 |
| 1990s | 880,915 | 778,695 | 970,293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.01 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.19 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.53 million | 1.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % 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, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.67 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 297,521 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 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 (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.