Teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Teachers in secondary education, female was 267,273 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 267,273, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 267,273 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,531, in 1979.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 73,548 | — |
| 1979 | 15,531 | -78.9% |
| 1980 | 77,693 | +400.3% |
| 1981 | 81,126 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 84,534 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 87,709 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 90,688 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 93,934 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 97,261 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 100,645 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 103,882 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 108,704 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 112,439 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 110,503 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 116,554 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 121,113 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 125,621 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 129,862 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 134,543 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 138,633 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 142,912 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 146,619 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 149,998 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 154,010 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 158,767 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 165,836 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 171,364 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 167,084 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 177,538 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 182,105 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 194,393 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 199,780 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 204,237 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 219,857 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 229,113 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 241,176 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 237,457 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 254,310 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 245,475 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 238,328 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 248,218 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 236,120 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 247,441 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 248,722 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 253,264 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 258,969 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 267,273 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,539 | 15,531 | 73,548 | 2 |
| 1980s | 92,617 | 77,693 | 108,704 | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,880 | 110,503 | 146,619 | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,088 | 149,998 | 199,780 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,429 | 204,237 | 254,310 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,134 | 247,441 | 267,273 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 177 French Guiana 580 compare
- 178 Grenada 522 compare
- 179 Bermuda 453 compare
- 180 Micronesia, Federated States of 445 compare
- 181 Guam 430
- 182 Seychelles 405 compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 400 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 267,273 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 267,273 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,531 in 1979.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release