Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Teachers in primary education, female was 625,738 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 625,738, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 625,738 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97,820, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97,820 | — |
| 1971 | 101,543 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 103,944 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 107,756 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 112,339 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 116,137 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 123,529 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 132,409 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 137,971 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 149,264 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 159,459 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 169,576 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 177,707 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 198,945 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 208,781 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 218,236 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 229,648 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 237,768 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 238,931 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 251,437 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 259,603 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 266,313 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 261,490 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 269,022 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 278,304 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 284,898 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 290,735 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 291,780 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 294,025 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 291,703 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 320,445 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 337,701 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 354,140 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 351,962 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 354,668 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 377,077 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 407,149 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 424,037 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 436,942 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 449,929 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 461,828 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 478,108 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 495,562 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 477,875 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 526,000 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 544,004 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 565,463 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 625,738 | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118,271 | 97,820 | 149,264 | 10 |
| 1980s | 209,049 | 159,459 | 251,437 | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,787 | 259,603 | 294,025 | 10 |
| 2000s | 381,405 | 320,445 | 449,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,822 | 461,828 | 625,738 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 10.59 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.94 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 974,013 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.2% (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.52 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 625,738 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 625,738 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,820 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release