Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0034 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.0034 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Arab World peaked at 0.0035 number per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 number per person, in 1971.
That places Arab World 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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), per capita in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0015 number per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 number per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 number per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 number per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 number per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 number per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 number per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 number per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 number per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.002 number per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 number per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 number per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 number per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 number per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 number per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 number per person | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 number per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 number per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 number per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 number per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 number per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 number per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 number per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 number per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 number per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 number per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 number per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 number per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 number per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 number per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 number per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 number per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 number per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 number per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 number per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 number per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 number per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0018 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 0.0035 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 0.0071 number per person compare
- 12 American Samoa 0.007 number per person compare
- 13 Iraq 0.007 number per person compare
- 14 Dominica 0.0068 number per person compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 0.0068 number per person compare
- 16 Costa Rica 0.0067 number per person compare
- 17 Kuwait 0.0066 number per person compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Arab World?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Arab World was 0.0034 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 number per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 number per person in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Arab World ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.