Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0006 number per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0006 number per person
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
157th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0011 number per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.0005 number per person
in 2012
Years of data
38
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom, 1971–2018

000.0010.0010.0011971199420181971: 0.001 number per person1972: 0.001 number per person1973: 0.001 number per person1974: 0.001 number per person1975: 0.001 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 person1982: 0.001 number per person1983: 0.001 number per person1984: 0.001 number per person1985: 0.001 number per person1987: 0.001 number per person1988: 0.001 number per person1989: 0.001 number per person1990: 0.001 number per person1991: 0.001 number per person1992: 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 person2016: 0.001 number per person2017: 0.001 number per person2018: 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 United Kingdom is 0.0006 number per person, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0011 number per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 number per person, in 2012.

United Kingdom ranks 157th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom, 1971 to 2018.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.001 number per person —
1972 0.001 number per person +2.6%
1973 0.0011 number per person +1.7%
1974 0.0011 number per person +1.1%
1975 0.0011 number per person +0.8%
1976 0.001 number per person -8.8%
1977 0.0011 number per person +11.0%
1978 0.0011 number per person -1.3%
1979 0.0011 number per person -0.7%
1980 0.001 number per person -2.8%
1982 0.001 number per person -5.9%
1983 0.0009 number per person -3.5%
1984 0.0009 number per person -2.0%
1985 0.0009 number per person -2.1%
1987 0.0008 number per person -10.2%
1988 0.0008 number per person +1.9%
1989 0.0009 number per person +6.1%
1990 0.0009 number per person -0.3%
1991 0.0009 number per person +0.3%
1992 0.0009 number per person -0.5%
1999 0.0008 number per person -7.4%
2000 0.0008 number per person -1.4%
2001 0.0008 number per person +0.8%
2002 0.0008 number per person +0.9%
2003 0.0008 number per person +1.0%
2004 0.0008 number per person -2.2%
2005 0.0008 number per person +0.9%
2006 0.0008 number per person -5.1%
2007 0.0008 number per person +1.8%
2008 0.0007 number per person -6.0%
2009 0.0008 number per person +3.5%
2010 0.0005 number per person -31.1%
2011 0.0005 number per person +0.7%
2012 0.0005 number per person -4.2%
2013 0.0005 number per person +0.7%
2016 0.0007 number per person +44.0%
2017 0.0007 number per person -2.7%
2018 0.0006 number per person -18.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom 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
2016 +44.0% 0.0005 number per person 0.0007 number per person
2010 -31.1% 0.0008 number per person 0.0005 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0011 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0011 number per person 9
1980s 0.0009 number per person 0.0008 number per person 0.001 number per person 8
1990s 0.0009 number per person 0.0008 number per person 0.0009 number per person 4
2000s 0.0008 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0008 number per person 10
2010s 0.0006 number per person 0.0005 number per person 0.0007 number per person 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 154 San Marino 0.0006 number per person compare
  2. 155 Cyprus 0.0006 number per person compare
  3. 156 Malta 0.0006 number per person compare
  4. 158 Philippines 0.0006 number per person compare
  5. 159 Puerto Rico 0.0006 number per person compare
  6. 160 Singapore 0.0006 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0006 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.0011 number per person in 1977.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 number per person in 2012.
How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
United Kingdom ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
Last refreshed

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.