Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Teachers in primary education, male was 330,831 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
330,831
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
368,402
in 2019
All-time low
103,931
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 330,831.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 368,402 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103,931, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 155th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103,931 | — |
| 1971 | 104,587 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 114,039 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 118,190 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 121,619 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 126,564 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 137,997 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 140,090 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 145,776 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 152,407 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 159,419 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 159,544 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 164,015 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 171,487 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 173,289 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 177,795 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 183,634 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 195,634 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 202,678 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 278,429 | +37.4% |
| 1990 | 214,944 | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 224,930 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 213,661 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 229,981 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 233,257 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 235,825 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 243,522 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 280,156 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 272,482 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 262,456 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 268,072 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 276,655 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 277,074 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 272,975 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 272,530 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 289,146 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 297,010 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 300,332 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 309,748 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 323,119 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 318,598 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 328,952 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 362,694 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 352,396 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 355,918 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 360,278 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 365,011 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 359,328 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 368,027 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 368,402 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 364,726 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 358,483 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 315,685 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 345,873 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 330,831 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,520 | 103,931 | 152,407 | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,592 | 159,419 | 278,429 | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,121 | 213,661 | 280,156 | 10 |
| 2000s | 288,666 | 268,072 | 323,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 353,960 | 318,598 | 368,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,120 | 315,685 | 364,726 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 17.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 330,831 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 368,402 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,931 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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