Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World
Arab World: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 438,748 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World is 438,748 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World peaked at 451,926 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 148,153 number, in 1994.
Arab World ranks 27th of 43 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, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 148,153 number | — |
| 1995 | 160,335 number | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 175,724 number | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 197,646 number | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 217,225 number | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 232,073 number | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 243,398 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 260,659 number | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 273,088 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 293,585 number | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 306,121 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 324,727 number | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 343,069 number | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 351,624 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 365,989 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 380,011 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 391,545 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 419,903 number | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 437,076 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 438,814 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 431,804 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 449,748 number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 451,926 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 439,147 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 448,238 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 438,748 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188,526 number | 148,153 number | 232,073 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 314,227 number | 243,398 number | 380,011 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 434,695 number | 391,545 number | 451,926 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Arab World was 438,748 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 451,926 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,153 number in 1994.
- How does Arab World rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.