Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.80 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 1.80 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.80 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 251,487, in 1979.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 536,645 | — |
| 1971 | 341,515 | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 351,523 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 361,556 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 370,626 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 542,191 | +46.3% |
| 1976 | 401,431 | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 415,153 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 432,829 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 251,487 | -41.9% |
| 1980 | 466,517 | +85.5% |
| 1981 | 491,632 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 506,487 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 530,422 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 545,160 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 702,313 | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 573,801 | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 597,897 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 605,798 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 624,054 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 627,780 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 631,105 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 656,000 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 678,779 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 703,015 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 733,917 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 789,009 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 768,152 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 816,016 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 810,279 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 845,292 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 899,936 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 943,731 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,496 | 251,487 | 542,191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 564,408 | 466,517 | 702,313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 721,405 | 627,780 | 816,016 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 845,292 | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.28 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.72 million | 1.80 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia was 1.80 million in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,487 in 1979.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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.