Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 374,931 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
374,931 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
395,165 number
in 2013
All-time low
166,840 number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1994200620191994: 166.8k number1995: 178.7k number1996: 189.4k number1997: 211.6k number1998: 232.0k number1999: 249.0k number2000: 262.1k number2001: 276.1k number2002: 282.0k number2003: 290.7k number2004: 278.2k number2005: 293.7k number2006: 318.8k number2007: 324.8k number2008: 348.1k number2009: 354.0k number2010: 358.1k number2011: 386.1k number2012: 395.1k number2013: 395.2k number2014: 391.3k number2015: 385.6k number2016: 377.6k number2017: 367.8k number2018: 376.4k number2019: 374.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 374,931 number.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 395,165 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 166,840 number, in 1994.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 166,840 number
1995 178,707 number +7.1%
1996 189,371 number +6.0%
1997 211,563 number +11.7%
1998 231,971 number +9.6%
1999 248,992 number +7.3%
2000 262,119 number +5.3%
2001 276,097 number +5.3%
2002 281,982 number +2.1%
2003 290,736 number +3.1%
2004 278,211 number -4.3%
2005 293,666 number +5.6%
2006 318,822 number +8.6%
2007 324,762 number +1.9%
2008 348,072 number +7.2%
2009 353,957 number +1.7%
2010 358,127 number +1.2%
2011 386,116 number +7.8%
2012 395,122 number +2.3%
2013 395,165 number +0.0%
2014 391,309 number -1.0%
2015 385,553 number -1.5%
2016 377,588 number -2.1%
2017 367,791 number -2.6%
2018 376,447 number +2.4%
2019 374,931 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 204,574 number 166,840 number 248,992 number 6
2000s 302,842 number 262,119 number 353,957 number 10
2010s 380,815 number 358,127 number 395,165 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 27 Bangladesh 43,038 number compare
  2. 28 Romania 39,586 number compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 38,720 number compare
  4. 30 Myanmar 37,144 number compare
  5. 31 Sudan 33,167 number compare
  6. 32 Chile 31,852 number compare
  7. 33 Netherlands 30,272 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 374,931 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 395,165 number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 166,840 number in 1994.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-female-number/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-upper-secondary-education-female-number/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/">Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

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.