Teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 844,570 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 844,570 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 870,145 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 182,947, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 191,320 | — |
| 1971 | 182,947 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 191,257 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 197,956 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 200,868 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 210,039 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 215,323 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 225,267 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 226,260 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 232,076 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 245,579 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 250,649 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 258,287 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 285,248 | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 295,102 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 311,931 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 334,588 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 358,162 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 387,541 | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 529,208 | +36.6% |
| 1990 | 424,391 | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 451,941 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 454,521 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 476,343 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 483,063 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 492,977 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 510,088 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 572,114 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 569,816 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 570,390 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 576,166 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 589,000 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 589,750 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 598,185 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 615,950 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 627,381 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 629,490 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 619,579 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 626,104 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 634,047 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 632,979 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 688,535 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 806,060 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 815,190 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 814,545 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 824,488 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 824,102 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 824,739 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 859,199 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 870,145 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 866,594 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 866,539 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 785,989 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 859,582 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 844,570 | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +36.6% | 387,541 | 529,208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207,331 | 182,947 | 232,076 | 10 |
| 1980s | 325,630 | 245,579 | 529,208 | 10 |
| 1990s | 500,564 | 424,391 | 572,114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 610,565 | 576,166 | 634,047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 795,998 | 632,979 | 870,145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 844,655 | 785,989 | 866,594 | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 844,570 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 870,145 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,947 in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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