Teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus

Cyprus: Teachers in primary education, male was 768 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
768 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
153rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,366 number
in 1971
All-time low
557 number
in 2003
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus, 1971–2018

05001.0k1.5k197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus stood at 768 number.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus peaked at 1,366 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 557 number, in 2003.

Cyprus ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Cyprus, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 1,366 number
1972 1,338 number -2.0%
1973 1,320 number -1.3%
1974 1,306 number -1.1%
1975 1,198 number -8.3%
1976 1,185 number -1.1%
1977 1,193 number +0.7%
1978 1,258 number +5.4%
1979 1,249 number -0.7%
1980 1,197 number -4.2%
1981 1,200 number +0.3%
1982 1,183 number -1.4%
1983 1,183 number +0.0%
1984 1,167 number -1.4%
1985 1,127 number -3.4%
1986 1,133 number +0.5%
1987 1,167 number +3.0%
1988 1,216 number +4.2%
1989 1,217 number +0.1%
1990 1,229 number +1.0%
1991 1,229 number +0.0%
1992 1,244 number +1.2%
1993 1,252 number +0.6%
1994 1,227 number -2.0%
1995 1,225 number -0.2%
1996 1,196 number -2.4%
1997 1,310 number +9.5%
1999 1,166 number -11.0%
2000 1,165 number -0.1%
2001 917 number -21.3%
2002 605 number -34.0%
2003 557 number -7.9%
2004 604 number +8.4%
2005 588 number -2.6%
2006 632 number +7.5%
2007 663 number +4.9%
2008 678 number +2.3%
2009 683 number +0.7%
2010 670 number -1.9%
2011 686 number +2.4%
2012 676 number -1.5%
2013 673 number -0.4%
2014 645 number -4.2%
2015 794 number +23.1%
2016 762 number -4.0%
2017 759 number -0.4%
2018 768 number +1.2%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 768 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 41% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 768 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 31% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus 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
2002 -34.0% 917 number 605 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,268 number 1,185 number 1,366 number 9
1980s 1,179 number 1,127 number 1,217 number 10
1990s 1,231 number 1,166 number 1,310 number 9
2000s 709.2 number 557 number 1,165 number 10
2010s 714.78 number 645 number 794 number 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 150 Croatia 825 number compare
  2. 151 Latvia 818 number compare
  3. 152 Armenia 808 number compare
  4. 154 Vanuatu 739 number compare
  5. 155 Estonia 733 number compare
  6. 156 Czechia 712 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus?
Teachers in primary education, male in Cyprus was 768 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1,366 number in 1971.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 557 number in 2003.
How does Cyprus rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Cyprus ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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/