Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in World

World: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 10.82 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.82 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
11.16 million number
in 2013
All-time low
6.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 10.82 million number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in World peaked at 11.16 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.40 million number, in 1970.

That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in World, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 6.40 million number —
1971 6.59 million number +2.9%
1972 7.03 million number +6.7%
1973 7.32 million number +4.1%
1974 7.61 million number +3.9%
1975 7.93 million number +4.2%
1976 8.12 million number +2.4%
1977 8.40 million number +3.4%
1978 8.20 million number -2.4%
1979 8.37 million number +2.0%
1980 8.71 million number +4.1%
1981 8.96 million number +2.8%
1982 9.25 million number +3.3%
1983 9.46 million number +2.2%
1984 9.50 million number +0.5%
1985 9.38 million number -1.3%
1986 9.43 million number +0.6%
1987 9.38 million number -0.5%
1988 9.43 million number +0.5%
1989 9.67 million number +2.6%
1990 9.62 million number -0.5%
1991 9.70 million number +0.9%
1992 9.73 million number +0.3%
1993 9.83 million number +1.0%
1994 9.86 million number +0.3%
1995 9.91 million number +0.5%
1996 9.95 million number +0.4%
1997 10.04 million number +0.9%
1998 10.01 million number -0.2%
1999 10.06 million number +0.5%
2000 10.12 million number +0.6%
2001 10.11 million number -0.1%
2002 9.99 million number -1.2%
2003 10.08 million number +0.9%
2004 10.25 million number +1.7%
2005 10.24 million number -0.1%
2006 10.31 million number +0.6%
2007 10.49 million number +1.8%
2008 10.55 million number +0.5%
2009 10.61 million number +0.6%
2010 10.69 million number +0.7%
2011 10.78 million number +0.8%
2012 10.77 million number -0.1%
2013 11.16 million number +3.7%
2014 11.12 million number -0.4%
2015 11.09 million number -0.3%
2016 10.99 million number -0.9%
2017 10.92 million number -0.7%
2018 10.67 million number -2.3%
2019 10.82 million number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.60 million number 6.40 million number 8.40 million number 10
1980s 9.32 million number 8.71 million number 9.67 million number 10
1990s 9.87 million number 9.62 million number 10.06 million number 10
2000s 10.28 million number 9.99 million number 10.61 million number 10
2010s 10.90 million number 10.67 million number 11.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 1.98 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.97 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in World?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in World was 10.82 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 11.16 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.40 million number in 1970.
How does World rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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
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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.