Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 265,472 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
265,472
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
288,799
in 2012
All-time low
101,308
in 1983
Years of data
34
1983–2020

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1983200120201983: 101.3k1984: 107.2k1985: 111.4k1986: 116.7k1987: 123.1k1988: 125.8k1989: 128.1k1990: 119.0k1991: 123.5k1992: 125.7k1993: 130.9k1994: 135.8k1995: 138.3k1996: 141.2k1997: 145.0k1998: 141.2k1999: 138.8k2000: 152.2k2001: 161.2k2002: 168.6k2003: 224.5k2004: 238.6k2005: 246.6k2006: 249.8k2007: 254.3k2008: 261.5k2009: 271.5k2010: 278.7k2011: 280.6k2012: 288.8k2013: 250.1k2018: 241.7k2019: 246.8k2020: 265.5k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 265,472, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 288,799 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 101,308, in 1983.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1983 101,308
1984 107,184 +5.8%
1985 111,390 +3.9%
1986 116,724 +4.8%
1987 123,084 +5.4%
1988 125,822 +2.2%
1989 128,075 +1.8%
1990 119,021 -7.1%
1991 123,455 +3.7%
1992 125,655 +1.8%
1993 130,938 +4.2%
1994 135,834 +3.7%
1995 138,326 +1.8%
1996 141,239 +2.1%
1997 145,003 +2.7%
1998 141,210 -2.6%
1999 138,810 -1.7%
2000 152,237 +9.7%
2001 161,178 +5.9%
2002 168,557 +4.6%
2003 224,510 +33.2%
2004 238,613 +6.3%
2005 246,596 +3.3%
2006 249,835 +1.3%
2007 254,342 +1.8%
2008 261,472 +2.8%
2009 271,500 +3.8%
2010 278,664 +2.6%
2011 280,634 +0.7%
2012 288,799 +2.9%
2013 250,146 -13.4%
2018 241,674 -3.4%
2019 246,782 +2.1%
2020 265,472 +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 116,227 101,308 128,075 7
1990s 133,949 119,021 145,003 10
2000s 222,884 152,237 271,500 10
2010s 264,450 241,674 288,799 6
2020s 265,472 265,472 265,472 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 194 Dominica 511 compare
  2. 195 Monaco 508 compare
  3. 196 Marshall Islands 407 compare
  4. 197 Cayman Islands 380 compare
  5. 198 Liechtenstein 324 compare
  6. 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 270 compare
  7. 200 San Marino 268 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 265,472 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 288,799 in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 101,308 in 1983.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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 (number), gaps filled
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435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
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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.