Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only

IDA only: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.47 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.47 million number
in 2019
All-time low
537,685 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only is 2.47 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only peaked at 2.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 537,685 number, in 1970.

IDA only ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 537,685 number —
1971 555,092 number +3.2%
1972 588,272 number +6.0%
1973 617,714 number +5.0%
1974 621,768 number +0.7%
1975 653,217 number +5.1%
1976 689,780 number +5.6%
1977 716,855 number +3.9%
1978 761,134 number +6.2%
1979 790,818 number +3.9%
1980 779,046 number -1.5%
1981 794,756 number +2.0%
1982 816,533 number +2.7%
1983 857,777 number +5.1%
1984 906,558 number +5.7%
1985 922,351 number +1.7%
1986 956,366 number +3.7%
1987 961,504 number +0.5%
1988 958,627 number -0.3%
1989 969,649 number +1.1%
1990 976,060 number +0.7%
1991 1.02 million number +4.8%
1992 1.05 million number +2.7%
1993 1.07 million number +2.3%
1994 1.08 million number +0.7%
1995 1.13 million number +4.4%
1996 1.16 million number +3.0%
1997 1.21 million number +4.1%
1998 1.26 million number +3.7%
1999 1.29 million number +2.9%
2000 1.29 million number -0.4%
2001 1.33 million number +3.5%
2002 1.39 million number +4.1%
2003 1.44 million number +3.8%
2004 1.51 million number +4.8%
2005 1.57 million number +4.0%
2006 1.64 million number +4.6%
2007 1.71 million number +4.1%
2008 1.78 million number +4.2%
2009 1.84 million number +3.2%
2010 1.91 million number +3.7%
2011 1.97 million number +3.2%
2012 2.07 million number +5.2%
2013 2.11 million number +2.2%
2014 2.18 million number +3.4%
2015 2.22 million number +1.9%
2016 2.30 million number +3.6%
2017 2.37 million number +2.8%
2018 2.44 million number +3.2%
2019 2.47 million number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 653,234 number 537,685 number 790,818 number 10
1980s 892,317 number 779,046 number 969,649 number 10
1990s 1.13 million number 976,060 number 1.29 million number 10
2000s 1.55 million number 1.29 million number 1.84 million number 10
2010s 2.20 million number 1.91 million number 2.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  2. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  3. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  4. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  5. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  6. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  7. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in IDA only was 2.47 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 537,685 number in 1970.
How does IDA only rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
IDA only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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.