Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.16 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.16 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 121,487, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,963 | — |
| 1971 | 121,487 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 127,830 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 133,173 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 137,681 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 143,243 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 151,587 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 163,390 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 170,206 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 184,137 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 201,208 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 214,594 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 229,008 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 262,288 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 277,900 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 297,300 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 321,386 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 343,411 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 358,914 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 436,624 | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 399,520 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 418,683 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 421,723 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 441,258 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 456,358 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 466,180 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 479,707 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 503,265 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 507,873 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 517,526 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 539,274 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 566,890 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 587,925 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 608,805 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 624,311 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 650,085 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 676,206 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 689,392 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 690,531 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 679,917 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 695,224 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 748,540 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 849,334 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 877,119 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 899,122 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 918,218 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 928,061 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 952,971 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 145,470 | 121,487 | 184,137 | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,263 | 201,208 | 436,624 | 10 |
| 1990s | 461,209 | 399,520 | 517,526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 631,334 | 539,274 | 690,531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 895,413 | 695,224 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 1.06 million | 1.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,487 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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