Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in secondary education, female was 104,246 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
104,246
Change on year
up 9.6%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
127,933
in 2012
All-time low
30,388
in 1983
Years of data
34
1983–2020

Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983–2020

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1983200120201983: 30.4k1984: 31.8k1985: 32.8k1986: 35.4k1987: 38.9k1988: 40.6k1989: 42.3k1990: 43.3k1991: 45.5k1992: 46.9k1993: 48.3k1994: 49.5k1995: 51.1k1996: 51.7k1997: 53.9k1998: 52.8k1999: 52.3k2000: 58.3k2001: 61.6k2002: 64.2k2003: 92.6k2004: 99.5k2005: 104.2k2006: 106.4k2007: 109.3k2008: 113.6k2009: 118.6k2010: 122.1k2011: 123.0k2012: 127.9k2013: 102.6k2018: 93.0k2019: 95.1k2020: 104.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 104,246 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2020.

The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 127,933 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30,388, in 1983.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1983 30,388
1984 31,766 +4.5%
1985 32,780 +3.2%
1986 35,382 +7.9%
1987 38,909 +10.0%
1988 40,584 +4.3%
1989 42,262 +4.1%
1990 43,297 +2.4%
1991 45,489 +5.1%
1992 46,854 +3.0%
1993 48,310 +3.1%
1994 49,534 +2.5%
1995 51,073 +3.1%
1996 51,728 +1.3%
1997 53,885 +4.2%
1998 52,849 -1.9%
1999 52,282 -1.1%
2000 58,321 +11.6%
2001 61,642 +5.7%
2002 64,185 +4.1%
2003 92,621 +44.3%
2004 99,462 +7.4%
2005 104,222 +4.8%
2006 106,353 +2.0%
2007 109,278 +2.8%
2008 113,610 +4.0%
2009 118,586 +4.4%
2010 122,124 +3.0%
2011 122,986 +0.7%
2012 127,933 +4.0%
2013 102,642 -19.8%
2018 92,997 -9.4%
2019 95,148 +2.3%
2020 104,246 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36,010 30,388 42,262 7
1990s 49,530 43,297 53,885 10
2000s 92,828 58,321 118,586 10
2010s 110,638 92,997 127,933 6
2020s 104,246 104,246 104,246 1

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

  1. 199 American Samoa 103 compare
  2. 200 Anguilla 102 compare
  3. 201 Cook Islands 93 compare
  4. 202 Tuvalu 68 compare
  5. 203 Saint Helena 37
  6. 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 35 compare
  7. 205 Nauru 29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 104,246 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 127,933 in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 30,388 in 1983.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release