Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in primary education, male was 840,626 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 840,626, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 892,577 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 368,088, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 410,851 | 368,088 | 465,531 | 10 |
| 1980s | 562,145 | 492,290 | 695,403 | 10 |
| 1990s | 706,110 | 642,399 | 766,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 798,234 | 772,935 | 826,727 | 10 |
| 2010s | 864,115 | 829,163 | 892,577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 837,019 | 806,923 | 854,457 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 99 Tajikistan 8,297 compare
- 100 Central African Republic 7,894 compare
- 101 Gambia 7,222 compare
- 102 Hong Kong (China) 6,765 compare
- 103 Eritrea 6,724 compare
- 104 Nicaragua 6,569 compare
- 105 Ireland 6,544 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 840,626 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 892,577 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,088 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release