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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in secondary education, male was 161,226 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
161,226
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
161,226
in 2020
All-time low
70,920
in 1983
Years of data
34
1983–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1983200120201983: 70.9k1984: 75.4k1985: 78.6k1986: 81.3k1987: 84.2k1988: 85.2k1989: 85.8k1990: 75.7k1991: 78.0k1992: 78.8k1993: 82.6k1994: 86.3k1995: 87.3k1996: 89.5k1997: 91.1k1998: 88.4k1999: 86.5k2000: 93.9k2001: 99.5k2002: 104.4k2003: 131.9k2004: 139.2k2005: 142.4k2006: 143.5k2007: 145.1k2008: 147.9k2009: 152.9k2010: 156.5k2011: 157.6k2012: 160.9k2013: 147.5k2018: 148.7k2019: 151.6k2020: 161.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 161,226. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 161,226 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70,920, in 1983.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 195th 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1983 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1983 70,920
1984 75,418 +6.3%
1985 78,609 +4.2%
1986 81,342 +3.5%
1987 84,176 +3.5%
1988 85,239 +1.3%
1989 85,813 +0.7%
1990 75,724 -11.8%
1991 77,966 +3.0%
1992 78,801 +1.1%
1993 82,629 +4.9%
1994 86,299 +4.4%
1995 87,253 +1.1%
1996 89,511 +2.6%
1997 91,118 +1.8%
1998 88,361 -3.0%
1999 86,528 -2.1%
2000 93,916 +8.5%
2001 99,536 +6.0%
2002 104,372 +4.9%
2003 131,889 +26.4%
2004 139,152 +5.5%
2005 142,373 +2.3%
2006 143,482 +0.8%
2007 145,065 +1.1%
2008 147,862 +1.9%
2009 152,914 +3.4%
2010 156,540 +2.4%
2011 157,648 +0.7%
2012 160,866 +2.0%
2013 147,504 -8.3%
2018 148,678 +0.8%
2019 151,633 +2.0%
2020 161,226 +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 80,217 70,920 85,813 7
1990s 84,419 75,724 91,118 10
2000s 130,056 93,916 152,914 10
2010s 153,812 147,504 160,866 6
2020s 161,226 161,226 161,226 1

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

  1. 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 139 compare
  2. 193 Liechtenstein 134 compare
  3. 194 Cayman Islands 128 compare
  4. 195 Turks and Caicos Islands 107 compare
  5. 196 Gibraltar 96 compare
  6. 197 San Marino 65 compare
  7. 198 British Virgin Islands 55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 161,226 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 161,226 in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 70,920 in 1983.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 15,026 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release