Teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Teachers in primary education, male was 3,010 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,010 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
121st
of 196 countries
All-time high
7,739 number
in 1998
All-time low
2,909 number
in 2018
Years of data
29
1991–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan, 1991–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1991200520191991: 6.4k number1992: 6.2k number1993: 7.1k number1994: 7.1k number1995: 5.0k number1996: 5.8k number1997: 7.2k number1998: 7.7k number1999: 6.4k number2000: 6.5k number2001: 6.6k number2002: 6.7k number2003: 6.3k number2004: 6.4k number2005: 6.2k number2006: 5.8k number2007: 5.9k number2008: 5.7k number2009: 5.7k number2010: 5.1k number2011: 4.9k number2012: 4.2k number2013: 4.0k number2014: 4.0k number2015: 4.1k number2016: 3.4k number2017: 3.7k number2018: 2.9k number2019: 3.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan stood at 3,010 number.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan peaked at 7,739 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,909 number, in 2018.

That places Azerbaijan 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Azerbaijan, 1991 to 2019.
Year number Change
1991 6,415 number —
1992 6,213 number -3.1%
1993 7,119 number +14.6%
1994 7,126 number +0.1%
1995 4,989 number -30.0%
1996 5,786 number +16.0%
1997 7,162 number +23.8%
1998 7,739 number +8.1%
1999 6,423 number -17.0%
2000 6,460 number +0.6%
2001 6,634 number +2.7%
2002 6,692 number +0.9%
2003 6,259 number -6.5%
2004 6,432 number +2.8%
2005 6,164 number -4.2%
2006 5,813 number -5.7%
2007 5,905 number +1.6%
2008 5,690 number -3.6%
2009 5,691 number +0.0%
2010 5,060 number -11.1%
2011 4,943 number -2.3%
2012 4,173 number -15.6%
2013 4,020 number -3.7%
2014 4,020 number +0.0%
2015 4,051 number +0.8%
2016 3,441 number -15.1%
2017 3,661 number +6.4%
2018 2,909 number -20.5%
2019 3,010 number +3.5%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 3,010 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 72% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 3,010 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,552 number 4,989 number 7,739 number 9
2000s 6,174 number 5,690 number 6,692 number 10
2010s 3,929 number 2,909 number 5,060 number 10

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 118 Singapore 3,178 number compare
  2. 119 Georgia 3,159 number compare
  3. 120 Comoros 3,122 number compare
  4. 122 Lesotho 2,813 number compare
  5. 123 Austria 2,807 number compare
  6. 124 Eswatini 2,730 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan?
Teachers in primary education, male in Azerbaijan was 3,010 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 7,739 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,909 number in 2018.
How does Azerbaijan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Azerbaijan ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/