Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Teachers in primary education, female was 1.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 1.33 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 178,209 number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 36th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178,209 number | — |
| 1971 | 183,468 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 190,893 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 201,918 number | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 213,014 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 230,077 number | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 253,443 number | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 279,003 number | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 296,572 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 301,827 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 334,122 number | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 349,313 number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 377,668 number | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 459,189 number | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 481,497 number | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 509,567 number | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 535,507 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 539,838 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 557,171 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 643,959 number | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 614,324 number | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 646,726 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 664,785 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 691,656 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 708,198 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 716,716 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 723,040 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 747,209 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 758,239 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 774,341 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 800,877 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 830,305 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 845,788 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 843,448 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 859,547 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 882,012 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 900,873 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 916,621 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 925,650 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 919,161 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 930,818 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 990,304 number | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million number | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,842 number | 178,209 number | 301,827 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 478,783 number | 334,122 number | 643,959 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 704,523 number | 614,324 number | 774,341 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 872,428 number | 800,877 number | 925,650 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million number | 930,818 number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
- 34 Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 108,494 number compare
- 37 Ukraine 106,637 number compare
- 38 Morocco 101,705 number compare
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 97,595 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.7 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.33 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,209 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.