Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.21 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.21 million
in 2023
All-time low
260,787
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 1.21 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.21 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 260,787, in 1979.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 119th 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 313,513 | — |
| 1971 | 290,735 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 296,380 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 305,118 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 313,075 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 325,157 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 344,956 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 354,716 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 376,305 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 260,787 | -30.7% |
| 1980 | 420,837 | +61.4% |
| 1981 | 441,271 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 454,054 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 482,422 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 501,229 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 526,812 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 560,379 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 590,157 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 615,779 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 615,278 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 634,134 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 659,937 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 664,432 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 683,114 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 703,310 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 730,794 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 758,204 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 796,297 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 806,594 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 808,830 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 838,722 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 860,732 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 867,025 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 906,293 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 920,818 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 928,037 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 959,208 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 988,327 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 999,331 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318,074 | 260,787 | 376,305 | 10 |
| 1980s | 520,822 | 420,837 | 615,779 | 10 |
| 1990s | 724,565 | 634,134 | 808,830 | 10 |
| 2000s | 932,700 | 838,722 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.07 million | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.13 million | 1.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 116 Panama 9,695 compare
- 117 Gambia 9,312 compare
- 118 Slovakia 9,243 compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 9,160 compare
- 120 Mauritania 8,018 compare
- 121 El Salvador 7,912 compare
- 122 Gabon 7,573 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,787 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release