Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.35 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1.35 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.35 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 180,070 number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 180,070 number | — |
| 1971 | 185,366 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 192,861 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 203,971 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 215,155 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 232,294 number | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 255,724 number | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 281,346 number | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 298,966 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 304,264 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 336,603 number | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 351,841 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 380,256 number | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 461,851 number | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 484,247 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 512,410 number | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 538,441 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 542,866 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 560,287 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 647,158 number | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 617,610 number | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 650,115 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 668,302 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 695,325 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 712,043 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 720,760 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 727,363 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 751,852 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 763,174 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 779,588 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 807,199 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 836,265 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 854,228 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 850,926 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 868,107 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 889,879 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 908,838 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 925,118 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 934,639 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 928,566 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 940,803 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million number | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 235,002 number | 180,070 number | 304,264 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 481,596 number | 336,603 number | 647,158 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 708,613 number | 617,610 number | 779,588 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,376 number | 807,199 number | 934,639 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 940,803 number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 31 Peru 142,779 number compare
- 32 Colombia 142,508 number compare
- 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
- 34 South Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
- 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.35 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,070 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.