How does World rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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World: 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

up 0.3%

Rank

24th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.002 number per person

in 1983

All-time low

0.0014 number per person

in 2018

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World, 1970–2019

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

Analysis

World recorded 0.0014 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World peaked at 0.002 number per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 number per person, in 2018.

That places World 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0017 number per person	—
1971	0.0018 number per person	+0.8%
1972	0.0018 number per person	+4.6%
1973	0.0019 number per person	+2.1%
1974	0.0019 number per person	+1.9%
1975	0.002 number per person	+2.3%
1976	0.002 number per person	+0.6%
1977	0.002 number per person	+1.6%
1978	0.0019 number per person	-4.1%
1979	0.0019 number per person	+0.2%
1980	0.002 number per person	+2.3%
1981	0.002 number per person	+1.0%
1982	0.002 number per person	+1.4%
1983	0.002 number per person	+0.4%
1984	0.002 number per person	-1.3%
1985	0.0019 number per person	-3.0%
1986	0.0019 number per person	-1.2%
1987	0.0019 number per person	-2.3%
1988	0.0018 number per person	-1.3%
1989	0.0019 number per person	+0.8%
1990	0.0018 number per person	-2.2%
1991	0.0018 number per person	-0.8%
1992	0.0018 number per person	-1.3%
1993	0.0018 number per person	-0.6%
1994	0.0017 number per person	-1.2%
1995	0.0017 number per person	-1.0%
1996	0.0017 number per person	-1.0%
1997	0.0017 number per person	-0.6%
1998	0.0017 number per person	-1.7%
1999	0.0017 number per person	-0.9%
2000	0.0016 number per person	-0.7%
2001	0.0016 number per person	-1.4%
2002	0.0016 number per person	-2.5%
2003	0.0016 number per person	-0.4%
2004	0.0016 number per person	+0.4%
2005	0.0016 number per person	-1.4%
2006	0.0015 number per person	-0.6%
2007	0.0016 number per person	+0.5%
2008	0.0015 number per person	-0.7%
2009	0.0015 number per person	-0.6%
2010	0.0015 number per person	-0.5%
2011	0.0015 number per person	-0.4%
2012	0.0015 number per person	-1.4%
2013	0.0015 number per person	+2.4%
2014	0.0015 number per person	-1.6%
2015	0.0015 number per person	-1.4%
2016	0.0015 number per person	-2.1%
2017	0.0014 number per person	-1.8%
2018	0.0014 number per person	-3.3%
2019	0.0014 number per person	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0019 number per person	0.0017 number per person	0.002 number per person	10
1980s	0.0019 number per person	0.0018 number per person	0.002 number per person	10
1990s	0.0017 number per person	0.0017 number per person	0.0018 number per person	10
2000s	0.0016 number per person	0.0015 number per person	0.0016 number per person	10
2010s	0.0015 number per person	0.0014 number per person	0.0015 number per person	10

Countries ranked near World

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
25 Denmark 0.0025 number per person compare
26 Norway 0.0025 number per person compare
27 Maldives 0.0025 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
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School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in World 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 World?: The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 1983.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 number per person in 2018.
How does World rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: World ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.