Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 stood at 1.11 million number.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.17 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 574,280 number, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 574,280 number | — |
| 1995 | 602,938 number | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 637,820 number | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 700,534 number | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 741,895 number | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 770,212 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 807,947 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 845,596 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 862,277 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 879,424 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 865,463 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 893,838 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 947,888 number | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 975,348 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million number | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 671,280 number | 574,280 number | 770,212 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 913,806 number | 807,947 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.11 million 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,280 number in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.