Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Teachers in primary education, male was 193,157 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 193,157. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 193,157 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 121,370, in 1998.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 121,370 | — |
| 1999 | 125,300 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 129,824 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 134,409 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 137,734 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 141,892 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 146,565 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 148,630 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 150,022 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 148,604 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 152,074 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 152,387 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 154,718 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 157,233 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 158,413 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 167,115 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 171,201 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 174,826 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 179,172 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 184,291 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 188,633 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 190,539 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 193,157 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123,335 | 121,370 | 125,300 | 2 |
| 2000s | 144,214 | 129,824 | 152,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,614 | 154,718 | 190,539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,157 | 193,157 | 193,157 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 193,157 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 193,157 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,370 in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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