Primary education, teachers in Arab World
Arab World: Primary education, teachers was 2.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Arab World recorded 2.58 million for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Arab World peaked at 2.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 634,884, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 707,296 | 634,884 | 802,092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million | 870,220 | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.29 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.64 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 1.96 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million | 2.40 million | 2.58 million | 5 |
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3.84 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Arab World?
- Primary education, teachers in Arab World was 2.58 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 634,884 in 1971.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.