Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 2.67 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 2.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 452,076, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 119th 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 487,448 | — |
| 1971 | 452,076 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 476,856 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 502,533 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 517,365 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 546,679 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 587,030 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 618,200 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 669,853 | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 514,231 | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 755,910 | +47.0% |
| 1981 | 796,971 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 837,787 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 914,406 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 959,002 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.37 million | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.44 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.65 million | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 2.67 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 537,227 | 452,076 | 669,853 | 10 |
| 1980s | 983,397 | 755,910 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.25 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.81 million | 2.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million | 2.33 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 million | 2.50 million | 2.67 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 2.67 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 452,076 in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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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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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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.