Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 6,680 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,680 number
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
100th
of 196 countries
All-time high
7,815 number
in 1972
All-time low
4,709 number
in 1996
Years of data
39
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1971–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1971199520191971: 7.8k number1972: 7.8k number1973: 7.6k number1974: 7.3k number1975: 6.9k number1976: 6.5k number1977: 6.0k number1978: 5.6k number1979: 5.4k number1980: 5.1k number1981: 4.9k number1982: 4.8k number1983: 5.2k number1984: 5.2k number1985: 5.2k number1996: 4.7k number1997: 4.8k number1998: 4.9k number1999: 5.0k number2000: 5.2k number2001: 5.3k number2002: 5.6k number2003: 5.4k number2004: 5.5k number2005: 5.3k number2006: 5.3k number2007: 5.4k number2008: 5.2k number2009: 5.1k number2010: 5.0k number2011: 4.9k number2012: 4.9k number2013: 5.0k number2014: 5.2k number2015: 5.4k number2016: 5.6k number2017: 5.8k number2018: 6.3k number2019: 6.7k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 6,680 number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong peaked at 7,815 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4,709 number, in 1996.

That places Hong Kong 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 7,773 number —
1972 7,815 number +0.5%
1973 7,576 number -3.1%
1974 7,281 number -3.9%
1975 6,918 number -5.0%
1976 6,494 number -6.1%
1977 5,960 number -8.2%
1978 5,625 number -5.6%
1979 5,369 number -4.6%
1980 5,096 number -5.1%
1981 4,922 number -3.4%
1982 4,798 number -2.5%
1983 5,203 number +8.4%
1984 5,189 number -0.3%
1985 5,170 number -0.4%
1996 4,709 number -8.9%
1997 4,790 number +1.7%
1998 4,870 number +1.7%
1999 4,996 number +2.6%
2000 5,199 number +4.1%
2001 5,350 number +2.9%
2002 5,565 number +4.0%
2003 5,432 number -2.4%
2004 5,526 number +1.7%
2005 5,345 number -3.3%
2006 5,295 number -0.9%
2007 5,423 number +2.4%
2008 5,211 number -3.9%
2009 5,146 number -1.2%
2010 5,044 number -2.0%
2011 4,943 number -2.0%
2012 4,946 number +0.1%
2013 5,042 number +1.9%
2014 5,152 number +2.2%
2015 5,406 number +4.9%
2016 5,609 number +3.8%
2017 5,800 number +3.4%
2018 6,328 number +9.1%
2019 6,680 number +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,757 number 5,369 number 7,815 number 9
1980s 5,063 number 4,798 number 5,203 number 6
1990s 4,841 number 4,709 number 4,996 number 4
2000s 5,349 number 5,146 number 5,565 number 10
2010s 5,495 number 4,943 number 6,680 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 97 Central African Republic 7,894 number compare
  2. 98 Congo 7,684 number compare
  3. 99 Nicaragua 7,025 number compare
  4. 101 El Salvador 6,491 number compare
  5. 102 Gambia 6,445 number compare
  6. 103 Namibia 6,161 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Hong Kong was 6,680 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 7,815 number in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 4,709 number in 1996.
How does Hong Kong rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Hong Kong ranks 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.