Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.74 million in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 1.74 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 266,796, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 296,445 | 266,796 | 336,561 | 10 |
| 1980s | 501,944 | 377,930 | 678,130 | 10 |
| 1990s | 746,405 | 649,024 | 832,880 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 867,003 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.13 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.60 million | 1.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 107 Palestine, State of 19,369 compare
- 108 Mali 19,136 compare
- 109 Guinea 17,979 compare
- 110 Benin 17,708 compare
- 111 Slovak Republic 16,531 compare
- 112 Uruguay 16,363 compare
- 113 El Salvador 16,272 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,796 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release