Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 1.63 million number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 213,841 number, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 213,841 number | — |
| 1971 | 220,159 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 229,125 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 241,743 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 254,660 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 273,890 number | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 301,337 number | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 330,182 number | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 350,988 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 359,117 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 395,341 number | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 414,738 number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 446,212 number | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 531,702 number | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 558,088 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 591,569 number | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 621,468 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 630,259 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 650,525 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 746,231 number | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 721,490 number | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 761,090 number | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 789,390 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 829,613 number | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 855,810 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 873,414 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 886,519 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 914,896 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 931,353 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 956,968 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 991,776 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million number | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 277,504 number | 213,841 number | 359,117 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 558,613 number | 395,341 number | 746,231 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 852,054 number | 721,490 number | 956,968 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 991,776 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.63 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.63 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,841 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.