Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0014 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0014 number per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.0033 number per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.0014 number per person
in 2019
Years of data
47
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019

00.0010.0020.003197319962019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.0014 number per person. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0033 number per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 number per person, in 2019.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1973 0.0029 number per person —
1974 0.003 number per person +3.4%
1975 0.0032 number per person +3.8%
1976 0.0032 number per person +2.1%
1977 0.0033 number per person +1.9%
1978 0.003 number per person -7.3%
1979 0.003 number per person -0.3%
1980 0.0032 number per person +4.0%
1981 0.0032 number per person +1.1%
1982 0.0032 number per person +1.6%
1983 0.0032 number per person -0.8%
1984 0.0031 number per person -2.9%
1985 0.003 number per person -5.1%
1986 0.0029 number per person -2.5%
1987 0.0028 number per person -2.7%
1988 0.0027 number per person -2.8%
1989 0.0027 number per person -1.4%
1990 0.0026 number per person -2.2%
1991 0.0026 number per person -2.2%
1992 0.0025 number per person -2.9%
1993 0.0024 number per person -2.5%
1994 0.0024 number per person -2.1%
1995 0.0024 number per person -1.3%
1996 0.0023 number per person -1.5%
1997 0.0023 number per person -1.2%
1998 0.0023 number per person -1.4%
1999 0.0022 number per person -1.8%
2000 0.0022 number per person -1.6%
2001 0.0021 number per person -2.8%
2002 0.002 number per person -5.2%
2003 0.002 number per person +0.6%
2004 0.0021 number per person +1.8%
2005 0.002 number per person -5.1%
2006 0.0019 number per person -1.0%
2007 0.002 number per person +1.2%
2008 0.0019 number per person -4.6%
2009 0.0018 number per person -1.7%
2010 0.0018 number per person -1.7%
2011 0.0018 number per person -2.5%
2012 0.0017 number per person -2.1%
2013 0.0017 number per person +0.1%
2014 0.0017 number per person -3.1%
2015 0.0016 number per person -2.6%
2016 0.0016 number per person -0.5%
2017 0.0015 number per person -7.9%
2018 0.0014 number per person -4.7%
2019 0.0014 number per person -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0031 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0033 number per person 7
1980s 0.003 number per person 0.0027 number per person 0.0032 number per person 10
1990s 0.0024 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0026 number per person 10
2000s 0.002 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.0022 number per person 10
2010s 0.0016 number per person 0.0014 number per person 0.0018 number per person 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 19 Kenya 0.0028 number per person compare
  2. 20 Vanuatu 0.0028 number per person compare
  3. 21 Senegal 0.0027 number per person compare
  4. 22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0027 number per person compare
  5. 23 Gambia 0.0026 number per person compare
  6. 24 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0026 number per person compare
  7. 25 Denmark 0.0025 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0014 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0033 number per person in 1977.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.