Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in primary education, male was 197,633 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
197,633
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
197,633
in 2020
All-time low
94,953
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1980–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1980200020201980: 95.0k1981: 97.1k1982: 99.3k1983: 100.8k1984: 103.2k1985: 105.6k1986: 110.1k1987: 116.1k1988: 115.7k1989: 119.4k1990: 123.3k1991: 128.5k1992: 133.2k1993: 137.0k1994: 142.1k1995: 145.9k1996: 148.3k1997: 150.9k1998: 154.6k1999: 155.4k2000: 157.4k2001: 163.0k2002: 163.3k2003: 157.9k2004: 161.8k2005: 164.3k2006: 165.5k2007: 164.1k2008: 166.7k2009: 166.5k2010: 166.5k2011: 170.7k2012: 171.9k2013: 168.6k2014: 178.3k2015: 181.2k2016: 185.0k2017: 188.3k2018: 192.0k2019: 195.0k2020: 197.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 197,633. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 197,633 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94,953, in 1980.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1980 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1980 94,953
1981 97,108 +2.3%
1982 99,266 +2.2%
1983 100,761 +1.5%
1984 103,196 +2.4%
1985 105,595 +2.3%
1986 110,081 +4.2%
1987 116,070 +5.4%
1988 115,716 -0.3%
1989 119,447 +3.2%
1990 123,345 +3.3%
1991 128,501 +4.2%
1992 133,221 +3.7%
1993 136,985 +2.8%
1994 142,143 +3.8%
1995 145,910 +2.7%
1996 148,301 +1.6%
1997 150,863 +1.7%
1998 154,635 +2.5%
1999 155,353 +0.5%
2000 157,380 +1.3%
2001 163,048 +3.6%
2002 163,256 +0.1%
2003 157,892 -3.3%
2004 161,830 +2.5%
2005 164,334 +1.5%
2006 165,499 +0.7%
2007 164,141 -0.8%
2008 166,681 +1.5%
2009 166,500 -0.1%
2010 166,527 +0.0%
2011 170,683 +2.5%
2012 171,921 +0.7%
2013 168,581 -1.9%
2014 178,335 +5.8%
2015 181,150 +1.6%
2016 184,987 +2.1%
2017 188,288 +1.8%
2018 192,004 +2.0%
2019 194,982 +1.6%
2020 197,633 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 106,219 94,953 119,447 10
1990s 141,926 123,345 155,353 10
2000s 163,056 157,380 166,681 10
2010s 179,746 166,527 194,982 10
2020s 197,633 197,633 197,633 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 167 Uruguay 506 compare
  2. 168 Mongolia 379 compare
  3. 169 Barbados 370 compare
  4. 170 Lithuania 350 compare
  5. 171 Kyrgyzstan 303 compare
  6. 172 Samoa 299 compare
  7. 173 Malta 275.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 197,633 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 197,633 in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 94,953 in 1980.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,705 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release