Teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Teachers in primary education, female was 17,204 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 17,204 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 21,133 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 677 number, in 1973.
United Arab Emirates ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 677 number | — |
| 1974 | 948 number | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 1,321 number | +39.3% |
| 1976 | 1,563 number | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 1,937 number | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 2,172 number | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 2,367 number | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 2,646 number | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 2,949 number | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 2,602 number | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 2,939 number | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 2,846 number | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 3,056 number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 3,310 number | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 3,749 number | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 3,966 number | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 6,814 number | +71.8% |
| 1990 | 7,648 number | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 8,049 number | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 8,552 number | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 9,450 number | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 10,133 number | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 10,670 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 10,945 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11,258 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 11,617 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12,391 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 12,352 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12,976 number | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 14,259 number | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 13,038 number | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 14,017 number | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 14,567 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14,819 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 13,962 number | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 16,747 number | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 16,765 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17,175 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 18,499 number | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 21,133 number | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 19,629 number | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 17,486 number | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 17,204 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,569 number | 677 number | 2,367 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 3,488 number | 2,602 number | 6,814 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,071 number | 7,648 number | 12,391 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,082 number | 12,352 number | 16,747 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 18,270 number | 16,765 number | 21,133 number | 7 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Teachers in primary education, female in United Arab Emirates was 17,204 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 21,133 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 677 number in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.