Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 1.33 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 312,364, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 334,266 | — |
| 1971 | 312,364 | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 325,967 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 341,232 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 349,190 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 365,840 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 392,503 | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 411,689 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 448,661 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 339,757 | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 507,730 | +49.4% |
| 1981 | 532,651 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 557,530 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 606,754 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 620,659 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 651,652 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 681,295 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 708,080 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 731,988 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 733,203 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 754,979 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 781,552 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 786,790 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 813,527 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 840,132 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 863,900 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 899,700 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 945,396 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 966,688 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 978,844 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,147 | 312,364 | 448,661 | 10 |
| 1980s | 633,154 | 507,730 | 733,203 | 10 |
| 1990s | 863,151 | 754,979 | 978,844 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.02 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.22 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million | 1.24 million | 1.33 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 312,364 in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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