Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 385,192 | — |
| 1971 | 368,088 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 384,321 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 396,639 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 406,505 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 418,444 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 438,942 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 453,914 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 465,531 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 390,937 | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 492,290 | +25.9% |
| 1981 | 497,676 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 512,984 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 528,846 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 542,411 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 562,117 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 576,397 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 597,870 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 615,456 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 695,403 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 642,399 | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 664,375 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 659,972 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 685,553 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 694,405 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 706,090 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 721,060 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 766,459 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 764,679 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 756,110 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 772,935 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 784,509 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 788,753 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 784,920 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 788,615 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 795,568 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 812,464 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 802,649 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 826,727 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 825,197 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 829,163 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 842,673 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 882,041 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 884,544 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 892,577 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 882,628 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 869,560 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 852,099 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 850,329 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 855,539 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 854,457 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 847,358 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 806,923 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 835,732 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 840,626 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25.9% | 390,937 | 492,290 |
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)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (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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February 2026 Data Release