What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2019.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): 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

21st

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

1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0014 number per person, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1973	0.003 number per person	—
1974	0.0031 number per person	+3.4%
1975	0.0032 number per person	+3.7%
1976	0.0033 number per person	+2.0%
1977	0.0033 number per person	+1.9%
1978	0.0031 number per person	-7.3%
1979	0.0031 number per person	-0.3%
1980	0.0032 number per person	+4.0%
1981	0.0032 number per person	+1.1%
1982	0.0033 number per person	+1.6%
1983	0.0033 number per person	-0.8%
1984	0.0032 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	0.0028 number per person	-2.8%
1989	0.0027 number per person	-1.4%
1990	0.0027 number per person	-2.3%
1991	0.0026 number per person	-2.2%
1992	0.0025 number per person	-2.9%
1993	0.0025 number per person	-2.5%
1994	0.0024 number per person	-2.1%
1995	0.0024 number per person	-1.3%
1996	0.0024 number per person	-1.5%
1997	0.0023 number per person	-1.2%
1998	0.0023 number per person	-1.4%
1999	0.0023 number per person	-1.8%
2000	0.0022 number per person	-1.6%
2001	0.0022 number per person	-2.8%
2002	0.002 number per person	-5.2%
2003	0.0021 number per person	+0.6%
2004	0.0021 number per person	+1.8%
2005	0.002 number per person	-5.1%
2006	0.002 number per person	-1.0%
2007	0.002 number per person	+1.2%
2008	0.0019 number per person	-4.6%
2009	0.0019 number per person	-1.7%
2010	0.0018 number per person	-1.7%
2011	0.0018 number per person	-2.5%
2012	0.0018 number per person	-2.1%
2013	0.0018 number per person	+0.1%
2014	0.0017 number per person	-3.2%
2015	0.0017 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0031 number per person	0.003 number per person	0.0033 number per person	7
1980s	0.003 number per person	0.0027 number per person	0.0033 number per person	10
1990s	0.0024 number per person	0.0023 number per person	0.0027 number per person	10
2000s	0.002 number per person	0.0019 number per person	0.0022 number per person	10
2010s	0.0017 number per person	0.0014 number per person	0.0018 number per person	10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

18 Uganda 0.0029 number per person compare
19 Kenya 0.0028 number per person compare
20 Vanuatu 0.0028 number per person compare
21 Senegal 0.0027 number per person compare
22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0027 number per person compare
23 Gambia 0.0026 number per person compare
24 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0026 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.00 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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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
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

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.