Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in South Asia

South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.64 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.64 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
13th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.90 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.25 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in South Asia, 1970–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

South Asia recorded 2.64 million number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in South Asia peaked at 2.90 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million number, in 1970.

South Asia ranks 13th 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 South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in South Asia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1.25 million number —
1971 1.28 million number +2.4%
1972 1.33 million number +3.9%
1973 1.38 million number +4.0%
1974 1.40 million number +0.9%
1975 1.46 million number +4.8%
1976 1.48 million number +1.0%
1977 1.53 million number +3.5%
1978 1.50 million number -2.0%
1979 1.51 million number +1.0%
1980 1.53 million number +0.7%
1981 1.57 million number +3.2%
1982 1.61 million number +2.4%
1983 1.69 million number +5.1%
1984 1.77 million number +4.3%
1985 1.79 million number +1.3%
1986 1.85 million number +3.2%
1987 1.84 million number -0.3%
1988 1.88 million number +2.1%
1989 1.97 million number +4.6%
1990 2.00 million number +1.4%
1991 2.04 million number +2.0%
1992 2.09 million number +2.5%
1993 2.16 million number +3.5%
1994 2.22 million number +2.7%
1995 2.25 million number +1.2%
1996 2.26 million number +0.8%
1997 2.29 million number +1.1%
1998 2.29 million number -0.1%
1999 2.32 million number +1.3%
2000 2.37 million number +2.2%
2001 2.34 million number -1.0%
2002 2.37 million number +1.3%
2003 2.30 million number -3.1%
2004 2.37 million number +2.8%
2005 2.43 million number +2.6%
2006 2.48 million number +2.3%
2007 2.55 million number +2.7%
2008 2.60 million number +1.9%
2009 2.64 million number +1.7%
2010 2.68 million number +1.5%
2011 2.73 million number +1.7%
2012 2.74 million number +0.4%
2013 2.90 million number +6.1%
2014 2.86 million number -1.4%
2015 2.86 million number +0.0%
2016 2.69 million number -5.9%
2017 2.78 million number +3.4%
2018 2.58 million number -7.2%
2019 2.64 million number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.41 million number 1.25 million number 1.53 million number 10
1980s 1.75 million number 1.53 million number 1.97 million number 10
1990s 2.19 million number 2.00 million number 2.32 million number 10
2000s 2.45 million number 2.30 million number 2.64 million number 10
2010s 2.75 million number 2.58 million number 2.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near South Asia

  1. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare
  2. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  3. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare
  4. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare
  5. 14 Uganda 117,982 number compare
  6. 15 Turkey 113,080 number compare
  7. 16 Nepal 111,403 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 South Asia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in South Asia was 2.64 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.90 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1970.
How does South Asia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
South Asia ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Asia 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.