Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 866,230 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 866,230 number.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 902,705 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 498,101 number, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 498,101 number | — |
| 1995 | 519,457 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 546,271 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 599,954 number | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 630,021 number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 651,078 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 682,438 number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 709,618 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 712,997 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 717,511 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 692,692 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 714,802 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 763,119 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 779,245 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 816,618 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 825,935 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 823,705 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 880,878 number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 899,733 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 902,705 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 895,781 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 888,665 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 888,448 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 858,626 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 869,454 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 866,230 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 574,147 number | 498,101 number | 651,078 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 741,498 number | 682,438 number | 825,935 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 877,422 number | 823,705 number | 902,705 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 866,230 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 902,705 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,101 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.