Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male was 3.02 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 3.02 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.59 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.01 million number, in 2018.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.54 million number | — |
| 1974 | 3.74 million number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 3.96 million number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.11 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.25 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 4.01 million number | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 4.06 million number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.29 million number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 4.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 4.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.53 million number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.37 million number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.29 million number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.24 million number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.23 million number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.20 million number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.14 million number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.09 million number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.06 million number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.06 million number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.05 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.04 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.99 million number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.91 million number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.74 million number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.80 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.90 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.73 million number | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.72 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.52 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.48 million number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.51 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.43 million number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.37 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.13 million number | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.01 million number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.02 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.95 million number | 3.54 million number | 4.25 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.38 million number | 4.24 million number | 4.59 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 million number | 4.01 million number | 4.23 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.79 million number | 3.62 million number | 3.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 million number | 3.01 million number | 3.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.02 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 million number in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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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/