Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 391,501 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 391,501, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 391,501 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 208,633, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 208,633 | — |
| 1999 | 215,156 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 223,059 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 231,102 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 238,143 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 247,546 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 257,123 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 264,027 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 273,312 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 273,708 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 287,749 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 290,395 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 295,294 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 301,029 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 308,638 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 326,686 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 336,476 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 346,885 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 360,090 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 369,539 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 380,656 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 386,213 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 391,501 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211,894 | 208,633 | 215,156 | 2 |
| 2000s | 258,616 | 223,059 | 290,395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 341,151 | 295,294 | 386,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 391,501 | 391,501 | 391,501 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 186 French Guiana 802
- 187 Guam 775
- 188 Micronesia (country) 774 compare
- 189 Kiribati 734 compare
- 190 Seychelles 671 compare
- 191 Aruba 628 compare
- 192 Grenada 620 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 634,256 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 391,501 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 391,501 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,633 in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release