Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.57 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
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Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 2.57 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Arab States peaked at 2.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 633,542, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 658,322 | — |
| 1971 | 633,542 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 657,027 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 677,150 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 693,290 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 712,837 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 744,322 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 772,966 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 792,717 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 688,606 | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 860,347 | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 886,325 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 921,940 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 978,682 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.06 million | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.16 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.37 million | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 1.28 million | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.39 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.56 million | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.29 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.44 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.49 million | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.57 million | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 703,078 | 633,542 | 792,717 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million | 860,347 | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.28 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.63 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million | 1.95 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million | 2.38 million | 2.57 million | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Arab States?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Arab States was 2.57 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 633,542 in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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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How this figure is calculated
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.