Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Teachers in primary education, male was 415,314 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
415,314
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
462,065
in 2012
All-time low
159,628
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 415,314 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 462,065 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 159,628, in 1970.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 159,628 | — |
| 1971 | 163,484 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 171,875 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 181,121 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 186,585 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 194,326 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 203,490 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 216,833 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 219,302 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 227,092 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 235,072 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 238,234 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 248,121 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 267,568 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 278,794 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 297,320 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 307,962 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 319,166 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 337,840 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 411,008 | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 350,703 | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 367,204 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 361,800 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 375,244 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 376,177 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 382,363 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 393,014 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 432,936 | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 426,152 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 418,880 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 425,504 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 426,216 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 423,836 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 421,630 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 421,867 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 424,658 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 425,620 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 415,236 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 429,277 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 427,679 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 424,846 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 428,896 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 462,065 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 453,508 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 444,438 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 440,196 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 434,449 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 425,274 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 432,096 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 431,198 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 418,725 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 414,721 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 374,254 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 404,681 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 415,314 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192,374 | 159,628 | 227,092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,108 | 235,072 | 411,008 | 10 |
| 1990s | 388,447 | 350,703 | 432,936 | 10 |
| 2000s | 424,152 | 415,236 | 429,277 | 10 |
| 2010s | 437,697 | 424,846 | 462,065 | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,539 | 374,254 | 418,725 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 146 Cape Verde 1,106 compare
- 147 North Macedonia 1,082 compare
- 148 Albania 1,046 compare
- 149 Mauritius 1,018 compare
- 150 Croatia 884 compare
- 151 Estonia 876.4 compare
- 152 Brunei Darussalam 855 compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 415,314 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 462,065 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,628 in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release