Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in primary education, female was 316,507 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 316,507, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 316,507 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 101,682, in 1980.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 101,682 | — |
| 1981 | 104,530 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 107,556 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 111,639 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 115,608 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 119,153 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 124,311 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 128,892 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 130,847 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 132,300 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 136,637 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 142,669 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 145,987 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 149,295 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 152,539 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 155,302 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 156,759 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 158,854 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 161,446 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 158,929 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 166,190 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 172,988 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 175,892 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 162,308 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 170,391 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 178,612 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 189,454 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 194,444 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 208,521 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 214,434 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 221,029 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 231,130 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 242,397 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 213,862 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 253,080 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 264,673 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 279,298 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 289,511 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 301,181 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 310,369 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 316,507 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 117,652 | 101,682 | 132,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 151,842 | 136,637 | 161,446 | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,323 | 162,308 | 214,434 | 10 |
| 2010s | 260,653 | 213,862 | 310,369 | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,507 | 316,507 | 316,507 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 184 French Guiana 593 compare
- 185 Seychelles 588 compare
- 186 Micronesia (country) 521 compare
- 187 Aruba 519 compare
- 188 Dominica 491 compare
- 189 Grenada 471 compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 386 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 316,507 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 316,507 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,682 in 1980.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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