Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 3.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 3.39 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 3.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 815,670, in 1979.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 102nd 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 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 827,722 | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 845,892 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 834,345 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 852,679 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million | +21.6% |
| 1976 | 915,706 | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 940,228 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 977,415 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 815,670 | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.42 million | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 1.28 million | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 1.41 million | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 1.46 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.48 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.53 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.71 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.84 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.08 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.42 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.66 million | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.24 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.39 million | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +28.6% | 815,670 | 1.05 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 906,490 | 815,670 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million | 1.04 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 1.48 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million | 2.08 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 million | 2.71 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.24 million | 3.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 99 Sierra Leone 38,043 compare
- 100 Slovakia 37,693 compare
- 101 Costa Rica 37,015 compare
- 102 New Zealand 36,426 compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35,584 compare
- 104 Rwanda 34,324 compare
- 105 Paraguay 34,286 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 3.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 815,670 in 1979.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release