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

Japan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0011 number per person in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
0.0011 number per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
114th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0018 number per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.0009 number per person
in 1998
Years of data
33
1971–2005

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Japan, 1971–2005

00.0010.0010.0020.0021971198820051971: 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: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.002 number per person1980: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1983: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1985: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1987: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1990: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.001 number per person1993: 0.001 number per person1994: 0.001 number per person1995: 0.001 number per person1996: 0.001 number per person1997: 0.001 number per person1998: 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 person

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0011 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2005.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0018 number per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 number per person, in 1998.

That places Japan 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

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

Year number per person Change
1971 0.0016 number per person —
1972 0.0017 number per person +4.2%
1973 0.0017 number per person -0.8%
1974 0.0017 number per person -1.0%
1975 0.0017 number per person -0.2%
1976 0.0015 number per person -7.9%
1977 0.0015 number per person -0.3%
1978 0.0015 number per person -0.0%
1979 0.0015 number per person +0.8%
1980 0.0017 number per person +10.8%
1981 0.0017 number per person +1.0%
1982 0.0017 number per person +0.9%
1983 0.0018 number per person +0.2%
1984 0.0017 number per person -0.4%
1985 0.0017 number per person -1.7%
1986 0.0017 number per person -2.1%
1987 0.0016 number per person -2.3%
1988 0.0016 number per person -2.4%
1989 0.0016 number per person -1.8%
1990 0.0016 number per person -1.0%
1991 0.0015 number per person -2.5%
1992 0.0015 number per person -2.3%
1993 0.0014 number per person -4.4%
1994 0.0015 number per person +3.4%
1995 0.0015 number per person +1.9%
1996 0.0013 number per person -11.0%
1997 0.0013 number per person -2.5%
1998 0.0009 number per person -32.9%
2001 0.001 number per person +14.7%
2002 0.001 number per person +0.6%
2003 0.001 number per person +1.5%
2004 0.001 number per person +1.9%
2005 0.0011 number per person +1.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Japan 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
1998 -32.9% 0.0013 number per person 0.0009 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0016 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0017 number per person 9
1980s 0.0017 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.0018 number per person 10
1990s 0.0014 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0016 number per person 9
2000s 0.001 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0011 number per person 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 111 Panama 0.0011 number per person compare
  2. 112 Ireland 0.0011 number per person compare
  3. 113 Ecuador 0.0011 number per person compare
  4. 115 El Salvador 0.001 number per person
  5. 116 Venezuela 0.001 number per person compare
  6. 117 Kiribati 0.001 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 Japan?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Japan was 0.0011 number per person in 2005, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0018 number per person in 1983.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1998.
How does Japan rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Japan ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2005.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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.