Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Teachers in primary education, male was 511,384 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
511,384
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
536,112
in 2012
All-time low
175,558
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 511,384 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 536,112 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 175,558, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 143rd 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 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 175,558 | — |
| 1971 | 178,316 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 190,170 | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 199,910 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 207,572 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 214,156 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 231,740 | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 242,297 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 249,634 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 260,993 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 270,270 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 271,960 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 284,400 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 297,696 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 307,712 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 324,774 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 333,068 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 347,222 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 363,818 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 438,099 | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 379,176 | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 395,863 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 385,580 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 406,708 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 409,259 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 415,802 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 426,563 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 467,029 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 459,025 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 452,058 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 465,950 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 471,043 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 473,793 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 475,107 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 473,716 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 486,752 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 491,343 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 489,609 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 498,406 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 498,840 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 497,773 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 502,928 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 536,112 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 531,072 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 525,120 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 526,351 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 524,797 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 512,295 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 519,820 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 525,024 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 514,472 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 510,649 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 470,346 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 502,075 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 511,384 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215,035 | 175,558 | 260,993 | 10 |
| 1980s | 323,902 | 270,270 | 438,099 | 10 |
| 1990s | 419,706 | 379,176 | 467,029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 482,456 | 465,950 | 498,840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 520,129 | 497,773 | 536,112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 501,785 | 470,346 | 514,472 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 140 Luxembourg 1,388 compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 compare
- 142 Bulgaria 1,313 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,307 compare
- 144 Jamaica 1,274 compare
- 145 Reunion 1,136 compare
- 146 Cape Verde 1,106 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 511,384 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 536,112 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,558 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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