Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States

United States: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 228,748 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
228,748 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
228,748 number
in 2017
All-time low
192,806 number
in 1993
Years of data
10
1993–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States, 1993–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1993200520171993: 192.8k number1994: 195.1k number1995: 199.1k number1996: 202.7k number1997: 207.9k number1998: 213.1k number2014: 216.7k number2015: 220.3k number2016: 224.5k number2017: 228.7k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States stood at 228,748 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States peaked at 228,748 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 192,806 number, in 1993.

United States ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States, 1993 to 2017.
Year number Change
1993 192,806 number —
1994 195,094 number +1.2%
1995 199,121 number +2.1%
1996 202,723 number +1.8%
1997 207,896 number +2.6%
1998 213,070 number +2.5%
2014 216,736 number +1.7%
2015 220,339 number +1.7%
2016 224,544 number +1.9%
2017 228,748 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 201,785 number 192,806 number 213,070 number 6
2010s 222,592 number 216,736 number 228,748 number 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  2. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare
  3. 5 Nigeria 297,374 number compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  5. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
  6. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in United States was 228,748 number in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 228,748 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 192,806 number in 1993.
How does United States rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
United States ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States 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.