Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran

Iran: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0011 number per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0011 number per person
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
110th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.003 number per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0011 number per person
in 2017
Years of data
32
1971–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran, 1971–2017

00.0010.0020.0031971199420171971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.001 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1986: 0.003 number per person1987: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.002 number per person1993: 0.002 number per person1994: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.002 number per person1996: 0.002 number per person1997: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 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 person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran is 0.0011 number per person, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran peaked at 0.003 number per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 number per person, in 2017.

That places Iran 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran, 1971 to 2017.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0019 number per person —
1972 0.0018 number per person -7.9%
1973 0.0014 number per person -19.6%
1974 0.0019 number per person +35.0%
1975 0.002 number per person +5.0%
1976 0.0021 number per person +3.2%
1977 0.0022 number per person +3.3%
1978 0.0015 number per person -31.3%
1982 0.0019 number per person +26.4%
1984 0.003 number per person +58.0%
1985 0.0029 number per person -0.3%
1986 0.0029 number per person -1.4%
1987 0.0023 number per person -22.1%
1988 0.0023 number per person -0.5%
1989 0.0023 number per person +1.9%
1991 0.0023 number per person +2.0%
1992 0.0023 number per person +0.0%
1993 0.0023 number per person -3.4%
1994 0.0023 number per person -0.3%
1995 0.0022 number per person -2.0%
1996 0.0021 number per person -4.1%
1997 0.0021 number per person -2.2%
1998 0.0021 number per person +2.7%
1999 0.0024 number per person +10.9%
2001 0.0021 number per person -9.9%
2002 0.0021 number per person -2.5%
2003 0.002 number per person -4.8%
2013 0.0013 number per person -33.5%
2014 0.0012 number per person -10.1%
2015 0.0012 number per person +1.8%
2016 0.0012 number per person -3.7%
2017 0.0011 number per person -5.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +58.0% 0.0019 number per person 0.003 number per person
1974 +35.0% 0.0014 number per person 0.0019 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0018 number per person 0.0014 number per person 0.0022 number per person 8
1980s 0.0025 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.003 number per person 7
1990s 0.0022 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0024 number per person 9
2000s 0.0021 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.0021 number per person 3
2010s 0.0012 number per person 0.0011 number per person 0.0013 number per person 5

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 107 Dominican Republic 0.0011 number per person compare
  2. 108 Belgium 0.0011 number per person compare
  3. 109 Andorra 0.0011 number per person compare
  4. 111 Panama 0.0011 number per person compare
  5. 112 Ireland 0.0011 number per person compare
  6. 113 Ecuador 0.0011 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iran was 0.0011 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.003 number per person in 1984.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 number per person in 2017.
How does Iran rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Iran ranks 110th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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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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.