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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 25,533 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
25,533
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27,622
in 2013
All-time low
5,812
in 1978
Years of data
39
1978–2016

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1978–2016

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1978199720161978: 5.8k1979: 6.2k1980: 6.3k1981: 6.7k1982: 6.8k1983: 7.0k1984: 7.2k1985: 7.5k1986: 7.7k1987: 7.9k1988: 8.3k1989: 8.3k1990: 8.5k1991: 8.7k1992: 8.6k1993: 8.8k1994: 8.7k1995: 8.8k1996: 8.9k1997: 9.1k1998: 10.5k1999: 12.2k2000: 12.7k2001: 13.8k2002: 14.7k2003: 14.8k2004: 16.4k2005: 18.5k2006: 20.4k2007: 21.5k2008: 23.6k2009: 24.8k2010: 25.8k2011: 25.7k2012: 26.9k2013: 27.6k2014: 26.8k2015: 25.8k2016: 25.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 25,533 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2016.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 27,622 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,812, in 1978.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1978 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1978 5,812
1979 6,152 +5.9%
1980 6,262 +1.8%
1981 6,726 +7.4%
1982 6,848 +1.8%
1983 6,981 +1.9%
1984 7,160 +2.6%
1985 7,481 +4.5%
1986 7,714 +3.1%
1987 7,853 +1.8%
1988 8,303 +5.7%
1989 8,281 -0.3%
1990 8,499 +2.6%
1991 8,664 +1.9%
1992 8,636 -0.3%
1993 8,824 +2.2%
1994 8,732 -1.0%
1995 8,801 +0.8%
1996 8,949 +1.7%
1997 9,087 +1.5%
1998 10,547 +16.1%
1999 12,248 +16.1%
2000 12,704 +3.7%
2001 13,818 +8.8%
2002 14,727 +6.6%
2003 14,767 +0.3%
2004 16,438 +11.3%
2005 18,510 +12.6%
2006 20,445 +10.5%
2007 21,509 +5.2%
2008 23,605 +9.7%
2009 24,841 +5.2%
2010 25,843 +4.0%
2011 25,728 -0.4%
2012 26,923 +4.6%
2013 27,622 +2.6%
2014 26,762 -3.1%
2015 25,836 -3.5%
2016 25,533 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,982 5,812 6,152 2
1980s 7,361 6,262 8,303 10
1990s 9,299 8,499 12,248 10
2000s 18,136 12,704 24,841 10
2010s 26,321 25,533 27,622 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 25,533 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 27,622 in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,812 in 1978.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,637 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release