Teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Teachers in primary education, male was 826,384 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
826,384
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
877,473
in 2014
All-time low
366,926
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States is 826,384, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 877,473 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 366,926, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 105th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 384,062 | — |
| 1971 | 366,926 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 383,015 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 394,832 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 404,459 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 415,579 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 435,346 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 447,826 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 458,296 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 383,887 | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 485,019 | +26.3% |
| 1981 | 491,629 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 507,251 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 523,262 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 536,838 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 556,663 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 571,358 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 592,607 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 609,945 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 689,850 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 636,605 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 658,372 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 654,184 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 679,776 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 688,210 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 699,756 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 714,528 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 759,596 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 757,391 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 748,331 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 764,640 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 775,601 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 779,384 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 774,754 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 777,627 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 783,843 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 800,143 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 789,781 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 813,348 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 811,360 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 814,874 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 827,913 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 867,671 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 870,226 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 877,473 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 866,680 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 852,718 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 834,146 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 834,191 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 838,940 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 837,328 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 829,632 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 788,561 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 821,490 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 826,384 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 407,423 | 366,926 | 458,296 | 10 |
| 1980s | 556,442 | 485,019 | 689,850 | 10 |
| 1990s | 699,675 | 636,605 | 759,596 | 10 |
| 2000s | 787,048 | 764,640 | 813,348 | 10 |
| 2010s | 848,483 | 814,874 | 877,473 | 10 |
| 2020s | 820,679 | 788,561 | 837,328 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Teachers in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States was 826,384 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 877,473 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 366,926 in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release