Teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia

Cambodia: Teachers in primary education, male was 21,571 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21,571 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
67th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29,707 number
in 2006
All-time low
17,028 number
in 1973
Years of data
32
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia, 1971–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1971199520191971: 17.1k number1973: 17.0k number1986: 26.4k number1988: 26.4k number1989: 25.9k number1990: 25.1k number1991: 28.3k number1994: 24.1k number1995: 23.8k number1997: 27.5k number1998: 27.5k number1999: 27.9k number2000: 27.6k number2001: 27.9k number2002: 29.4k number2003: 29.4k number2004: 29.7k number2005: 29.7k number2006: 29.7k number2007: 27.8k number2008: 27.0k number2009: 25.6k number2010: 25.2k number2011: 24.7k number2012: 24.5k number2013: 23.7k number2014: 23.3k number2015: 22.3k number2016: 22.2k number2017: 22.0k number2018: 21.9k number2019: 21.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 21,571 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 29,707 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17,028 number, in 1973.

Cambodia ranks 67th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Cambodia, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 17,101 number —
1973 17,028 number -0.4%
1986 26,376 number +54.9%
1988 26,423 number +0.2%
1989 25,923 number -1.9%
1990 25,093 number -3.2%
1991 28,288 number +12.7%
1994 24,055 number -15.0%
1995 23,756 number -1.2%
1997 27,467 number +15.6%
1998 27,466 number -0.0%
1999 27,929 number +1.7%
2000 27,572 number -1.3%
2001 27,920 number +1.3%
2002 29,398 number +5.3%
2003 29,375 number -0.1%
2004 29,670 number +1.0%
2005 29,686 number +0.1%
2006 29,707 number +0.1%
2007 27,833 number -6.3%
2008 27,033 number -2.9%
2009 25,580 number -5.4%
2010 25,226 number -1.4%
2011 24,685 number -2.1%
2012 24,514 number -0.7%
2013 23,704 number -3.3%
2014 23,286 number -1.8%
2015 22,343 number -4.0%
2016 22,161 number -0.8%
2017 21,986 number -0.8%
2018 21,905 number -0.4%
2019 21,571 number -1.5%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 21,571 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 21,571 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia 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
1986 +54.9% 17,028 number 26,376 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,064 number 17,028 number 17,101 number 2
1980s 26,241 number 25,923 number 26,423 number 3
1990s 26,293 number 23,756 number 28,288 number 7
2000s 28,377 number 25,580 number 29,707 number 10
2010s 23,138 number 21,571 number 25,226 number 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 64 Burundi 25,611 number compare
  2. 65 Australia 23,978 number compare
  3. 66 Liberia 23,214 number compare
  4. 68 Libya 20,069 number compare
  5. 69 Greece 19,892 number compare
  6. 70 Rwanda 19,534 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Cambodia was 21,571 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 29,707 number in 2006.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,028 number in 1973.
How does Cambodia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Cambodia ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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/