Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0009 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0009 number per person
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
136th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0019 number per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0007 number per person
in 2012
Years of data
38
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong, 1971–2019

00.0010.0010.0020.0021971199520191971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.001 number per person1977: 0.001 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1979: 0.001 number per person1980: 0.001 number per person1981: 0.001 number per person1982: 0.001 number per person1983: 0.001 number per person1984: 0.001 number per person1985: 0.001 number per person1996: 0.001 number per person1998: 0.001 number per person1999: 0.001 number per person2000: 0.001 number per person2001: 0.001 number per person2002: 0.001 number per person2003: 0.001 number per person2004: 0.001 number per person2005: 0.001 number per person2006: 0.001 number per person2007: 0.001 number per person2008: 0.001 number per person2009: 0.001 number per person2010: 0.001 number per person2011: 0.001 number per person2012: 0.001 number per person2013: 0.001 number per person2014: 0.001 number per person2015: 0.001 number per person2016: 0.001 number per person2017: 0.001 number per person2018: 0.001 number per person2019: 0.001 number per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong is 0.0009 number per person, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0019 number per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 number per person, in 2012.

Hong Kong ranks 136th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong, 1971 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0019 number per person —
1972 0.0019 number per person -1.4%
1973 0.0018 number per person -5.8%
1974 0.0017 number per person -6.9%
1975 0.0016 number per person -6.8%
1976 0.0014 number per person -7.3%
1977 0.0013 number per person -9.5%
1978 0.0012 number per person -7.3%
1979 0.0011 number per person -9.6%
1980 0.001 number per person -7.6%
1981 0.0009 number per person -5.7%
1982 0.0009 number per person -4.0%
1983 0.001 number per person +6.8%
1984 0.001 number per person -1.2%
1985 0.0009 number per person -1.4%
1996 0.0007 number per person -22.8%
1998 0.0007 number per person +1.7%
1999 0.0008 number per person +1.6%
2000 0.0008 number per person +3.1%
2001 0.0008 number per person +2.1%
2002 0.0008 number per person +3.6%
2003 0.0008 number per person -2.2%
2004 0.0008 number per person +0.9%
2005 0.0008 number per person -3.7%
2006 0.0008 number per person -1.6%
2007 0.0008 number per person +1.5%
2008 0.0007 number per person -4.5%
2009 0.0007 number per person -1.5%
2010 0.0007 number per person -2.7%
2011 0.0007 number per person -2.7%
2012 0.0007 number per person -1.0%
2013 0.0007 number per person +1.5%
2014 0.0007 number per person +1.5%
2015 0.0007 number per person +4.0%
2016 0.0008 number per person +3.1%
2017 0.0008 number per person +2.6%
2018 0.0008 number per person +8.2%
2019 0.0009 number per person +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0015 number per person 0.0011 number per person 0.0019 number per person 9
1980s 0.001 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.001 number per person 6
1990s 0.0007 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0008 number per person 3
2000s 0.0008 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0008 number per person 10
2010s 0.0008 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0009 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 133 Saint Lucia 0.0009 number per person compare
  2. 134 Chile 0.0009 number per person compare
  3. 135 Aruba 0.0009 number per person compare
  4. 137 Mauritius 0.0009 number per person compare
  5. 138 Colombia 0.0009 number per person compare
  6. 139 Georgia 0.0008 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0009 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1971.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 number per person in 2012.
How does Hong Kong rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong 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.