Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, male was 320,952 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 320,952.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 351,152 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95,530, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 160th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99,965 | — |
| 1971 | 95,530 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 101,025 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 105,580 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 108,681 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 115,697 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 120,624 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 127,296 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 129,071 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 132,830 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 139,476 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 141,378 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 144,662 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 160,009 | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 165,233 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 174,190 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 184,650 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 193,157 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 208,348 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 284,921 | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 223,270 | -21.6% |
| 1991 | 236,158 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 232,458 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 242,967 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 246,305 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 252,150 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 263,529 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 303,933 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 298,314 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 293,981 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 297,303 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 301,456 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 300,607 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 302,268 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 304,431 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 308,134 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 305,730 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 296,230 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 304,039 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 313,127 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 306,794 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 316,787 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 347,686 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 348,857 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 344,288 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 349,329 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 351,152 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 344,559 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 351,122 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 349,274 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 345,063 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 340,349 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 299,248 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 332,326 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 320,952 | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +36.8% | 208,348 | 284,921 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,630 | 95,530 | 132,830 | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,602 | 139,476 | 284,921 | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,306 | 223,270 | 303,933 | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,332 | 296,230 | 313,127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,985 | 306,794 | 351,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 327,588 | 299,248 | 345,063 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 157 Czechia 712 compare
- 157 Martinique 712 compare
- 159 Vanuatu 704 compare
- 160 Maldives 690.42 compare
- 161 Guadeloupe 688 compare
- 162 French Polynesia 671 compare
- 163 Iceland 660 compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 320,952 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 351,152 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,530 in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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