Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, female was 523,618 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 523,618, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 527,256 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87,417, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91,355 | — |
| 1971 | 87,417 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 90,232 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 92,376 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 92,187 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 94,342 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 94,699 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 97,972 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 97,190 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 99,246 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 106,103 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 109,271 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 113,625 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 125,238 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 129,869 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 137,742 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 149,939 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 165,005 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 179,193 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 244,287 | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 201,121 | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 215,783 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 222,063 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 233,376 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 236,758 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 240,827 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 246,560 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 268,181 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 271,502 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 276,409 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 278,863 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 287,545 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 289,143 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 295,916 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 311,519 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 319,247 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 323,761 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 323,349 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 322,065 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 320,919 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 326,186 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 371,748 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 458,374 | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 466,333 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 470,256 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 475,159 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 472,950 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 480,180 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 508,076 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 520,871 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 521,531 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 526,190 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 486,740 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 527,256 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 523,618 | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +36.3% | 179,193 | 244,287 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,701 | 87,417 | 99,246 | 10 |
| 1980s | 146,027 | 106,103 | 244,287 | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,258 | 201,121 | 276,409 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,233 | 278,863 | 323,761 | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,013 | 326,186 | 520,871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 517,067 | 486,740 | 527,256 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 172 Samoa 1,259 compare
- 173 Guadeloupe 1,232 compare
- 174 Barbados 1,222 compare
- 175 Vanuatu 1,188 compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 523,618 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 527,256 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,417 in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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