Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female was 1.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 1.63 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female 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.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th 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 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 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (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, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.63 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female 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?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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.