Teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 2.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 2.69 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 2.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 694,451, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 113th 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 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 716,735 | — |
| 1971 | 694,451 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 715,469 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 708,808 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 748,589 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 783,887 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 835,815 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 881,499 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 889,472 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 772,841 | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 970,548 | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 1.26 million | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.32 million | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.37 million | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.59 million | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 1.51 million | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.58 million | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.60 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.66 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.73 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.81 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.06 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.62 million | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.69 million | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25.6% | 772,841 | 970,548 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 774,757 | 694,451 | 889,472 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million | 970,548 | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 1.51 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million | 1.89 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million | 2.10 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.50 million | 2.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 26,847 compare
- 111 New Zealand 26,597 compare
- 112 Czechia 25,979 compare
- 113 Palestine, State of 25,038 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 24,978 compare
- 115 Mauritania 24,560 compare
- 116 Congo 23,019 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 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 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 2.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,451 in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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