Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 2.39 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 2.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 389,575, in 1979.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 128th 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 459,036 | — |
| 1971 | 422,470 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 433,775 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 447,022 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 459,513 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 479,454 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 507,435 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 523,633 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 552,963 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 389,575 | -29.5% |
| 1980 | 621,988 | +59.7% |
| 1981 | 657,460 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 683,881 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 734,225 | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 770,487 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 813,711 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 874,137 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 931,158 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 981,984 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 994,247 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.11 million | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.12 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.37 million | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 2.39 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467,488 | 389,575 | 552,963 | 10 |
| 1980s | 806,328 | 621,988 | 994,247 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.04 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.47 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 2.01 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million | 2.23 million | 2.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 125 North Macedonia 18,794 compare
- 126 Liberia 17,857 compare
- 127 El Salvador 17,715 compare
- 128 Slovenia 15,351 compare
- 129 Botswana 15,284 compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 14,791 compare
- 131 Malawi 14,528 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 2.39 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,575 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.