Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male was 3.00 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 3.00 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.58 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million number, in 2018.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.53 million number | — |
| 1974 | 3.73 million number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 3.95 million number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.10 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.24 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 4.00 million number | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 4.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.28 million number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 4.39 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.54 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.58 million number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.52 million number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.36 million number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.32 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.28 million number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.24 million number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.22 million number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.19 million number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.13 million number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.08 million number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.05 million number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.05 million number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.04 million number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.04 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.03 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.00 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.98 million number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.91 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.74 million number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.79 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.89 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.72 million number | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.71 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.64 million number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.61 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.57 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.47 million number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.50 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.42 million number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.35 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million number | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.00 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.94 million number | 3.53 million number | 4.24 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.37 million number | 4.24 million number | 4.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.08 million number | 4.00 million number | 4.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 million number | 3.61 million number | 3.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million number | 2.99 million number | 3.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9864 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million number in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/