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

Latest (2019)
1.63 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
213,841 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019

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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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 27 Spain 179,674 number compare
  2. 28 Myanmar 174,621 number compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 163,862 number compare
  4. 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 155,673 number compare
  5. 31 Peru 142,779 number compare
  6. 32 Colombia 142,508 number compare
  7. 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare

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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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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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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.