Teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Teachers in primary education, male was 61,084 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
61,084 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
40th
of 43 groups
All-time high
88,961 number
in 1993
All-time low
43,356 number
in 2014
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1993200620191993: 89.0k number1994: 88.2k number1995: 80.4k number1996: 81.1k number1997: 84.1k number1998: 84.5k number1999: 79.8k number2000: 78.0k number2001: 73.7k number2002: 67.1k number2003: 61.7k number2004: 56.1k number2005: 56.3k number2006: 52.2k number2007: 53.0k number2008: 53.6k number2009: 53.6k number2010: 53.3k number2011: 45.5k number2012: 44.7k number2013: 44.1k number2014: 43.4k number2015: 44.4k number2016: 45.2k number2017: 45.5k number2018: 60.6k number2019: 61.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics is 61,084 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 88,961 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 43,356 number, in 2014.

That places Central Europe and the Baltics 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993 to 2019.
Year number Change
1993 88,961 number
1994 88,236 number -0.8%
1995 80,376 number -8.9%
1996 81,081 number +0.9%
1997 84,140 number +3.8%
1998 84,526 number +0.5%
1999 79,767 number -5.6%
2000 77,988 number -2.2%
2001 73,704 number -5.5%
2002 67,084 number -9.0%
2003 61,750 number -8.0%
2004 56,075 number -9.2%
2005 56,289 number +0.4%
2006 52,197 number -7.3%
2007 53,041 number +1.6%
2008 53,605 number +1.1%
2009 53,586 number -0.0%
2010 53,335 number -0.5%
2011 45,465 number -14.8%
2012 44,734 number -1.6%
2013 44,099 number -1.4%
2014 43,356 number -1.7%
2015 44,396 number +2.4%
2016 45,196 number +1.8%
2017 45,461 number +0.6%
2018 60,593 number +33.3%
2019 61,084 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83,870 number 79,767 number 88,961 number 7
2000s 60,532 number 52,197 number 77,988 number 10
2010s 48,772 number 43,356 number 61,084 number 10

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  4. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare
  5. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  6. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  7. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Teachers in primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 61,084 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 88,961 number in 1993.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 43,356 number in 2014.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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/