Teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain

Bahrain: Teachers in primary education, male was 2,384 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,384 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
128th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,470 number
in 2018
All-time low
1,014 number
in 1974
Years of data
32
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain, 1973–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1973199620191973: 1.1k number1974: 1.0k number1975: 1.1k number1976: 1.1k number1977: 1.1k number1978: 1.2k number1979: 1.2k number1980: 1.3k number1981: 1.3k number1982: 1.3k number1983: 1.4k number1984: 1.5k number1985: 1.4k number1986: 1.5k number1987: 1.3k number1988: 1.2k number1989: 1.5k number1990: 1.6k number1991: 1.6k number1992: 1.6k number1993: 1.3k number1994: 1.3k number1995: 1.2k number2011: 1.9k number2012: 2.0k number2013: 2.2k number2014: 2.3k number2015: 2.3k number2016: 2.4k number2017: 2.4k number2018: 2.5k number2019: 2.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain stood at 2,384 number.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain peaked at 2,470 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,014 number, in 1974.

That places Bahrain 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Bahrain, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 1,100 number
1974 1,014 number -7.8%
1975 1,061 number +4.6%
1976 1,098 number +3.5%
1977 1,070 number -2.6%
1978 1,179 number +10.2%
1979 1,238 number +5.0%
1980 1,283 number +3.6%
1981 1,335 number +4.1%
1982 1,298 number -2.8%
1983 1,395 number +7.5%
1984 1,456 number +4.4%
1985 1,406 number -3.4%
1986 1,497 number +6.5%
1987 1,256 number -16.1%
1988 1,226 number -2.4%
1989 1,462 number +19.2%
1990 1,594 number +9.0%
1991 1,603 number +0.6%
1992 1,602 number -0.1%
1993 1,312 number -18.1%
1994 1,286 number -2.0%
1995 1,227 number -4.6%
2011 1,933 number +57.5%
2012 2,038 number +5.4%
2013 2,180 number +7.0%
2014 2,254 number +3.4%
2015 2,343 number +3.9%
2016 2,367 number +1.0%
2017 2,365 number -0.1%
2018 2,470 number +4.4%
2019 2,384 number -3.5%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 2,384 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 2,384 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,790 number, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain 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
2011 +57.5% 1,227 number 1,933 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,109 number 1,014 number 1,238 number 7
1980s 1,361 number 1,226 number 1,497 number 10
1990s 1,437 number 1,227 number 1,603 number 6
2010s 2,259 number 1,933 number 2,470 number 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 125 Qatar 2,677 number compare
  2. 126 Serbia 2,570 number compare
  3. 127 Russia 2,461 number compare
  4. 129 Solomon Islands 2,309 number compare
  5. 130 Equatorial Guinea 2,236 number compare
  6. 131 United Arab Emirates 1,869 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain?
Teachers in primary education, male in Bahrain was 2,384 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 2,470 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,014 number in 1974.
How does Bahrain rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Bahrain ranks 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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/