Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Teachers in primary education, female was 198,344 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 198,344 for teachers in primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 198,344 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87,263, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 200th 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 87,263 | — |
| 1999 | 89,857 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 93,234 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 96,693 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 100,409 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 105,653 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 110,558 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 115,397 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 123,290 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 125,105 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 135,675 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 138,008 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 140,576 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 143,796 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 150,225 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 159,571 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 165,275 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 172,059 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 180,918 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 185,249 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 192,023 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 195,674 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 198,344 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,560 | 87,263 | 89,857 | 2 |
| 2000s | 114,402 | 93,234 | 138,008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,537 | 140,576 | 195,674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,344 | 198,344 | 198,344 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 197 Liechtenstein 229 compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 229 compare
- 199 San Marino 226 compare
- 200 Palau 175 compare
- 201 Gibraltar 164 compare
- 202 Monaco 157 compare
- 203 Tuvalu 99 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 198,344 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 198,344 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,263 in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release