Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 1.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 1.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 552,570, in 1994.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 125th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 552,570 | — |
| 1995 | 578,739 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 604,585 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 649,624 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 668,234 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 673,449 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 693,952 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 719,671 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 725,265 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 742,766 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 755,575 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 753,430 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 810,479 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 804,038 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 805,408 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 847,829 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 871,447 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 933,245 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 950,666 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 950,117 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 948,757 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 979,272 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 981,061 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 993,230 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 978,336 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 993,444 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 991,952 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 995,867 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 621,200 | 552,570 | 673,449 | 6 |
| 2000s | 765,841 | 693,952 | 847,829 | 10 |
| 2010s | 959,302 | 871,447 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 991,952 | 1.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 552,570 in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release