Teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Teachers in primary education, male was 5,505 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5,505 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
105th
of 196 countries
All-time high
5,505 number
in 2018
All-time low
1,584 number
in 1991
Years of data
29
1989–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea, 1989–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1989200320181989: 1.7k number1990: 1.6k number1991: 1.6k number1992: 2.2k number1993: 3.1k number1994: 3.4k number1995: 3.6k number1996: 3.8k number1997: 3.5k number1999: 3.6k number2000: 3.9k number2001: 4.0k number2002: 4.6k number2003: 4.9k number2004: 5.1k number2005: 4.8k number2006: 4.4k number2007: 3.6k number2008: 4.1k number2009: 4.7k number2010: 4.5k number2011: 4.6k number2012: 4.8k number2013: 5.4k number2014: 5.4k number2015: 5.3k number2016: 5.2k number2017: 5.4k number2018: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea is 5,505 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 5,505 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,584 number, in 1991.

Eritrea ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Eritrea, 1989 to 2018.
Year number Change
1989 1,743 number
1990 1,637 number -6.1%
1991 1,584 number -3.2%
1992 2,236 number +41.2%
1993 3,113 number +39.2%
1994 3,407 number +9.4%
1995 3,609 number +5.9%
1996 3,803 number +5.4%
1997 3,499 number -8.0%
1999 3,625 number +3.6%
2000 3,899 number +7.6%
2001 3,958 number +1.5%
2002 4,625 number +16.9%
2003 4,935 number +6.7%
2004 5,146 number +4.3%
2005 4,776 number -7.2%
2006 4,415 number -7.6%
2007 3,609 number -18.3%
2008 4,070 number +12.8%
2009 4,658 number +14.4%
2010 4,456 number -4.3%
2011 4,580 number +2.8%
2012 4,848 number +5.9%
2013 5,428 number +12.0%
2014 5,387 number -0.8%
2015 5,344 number -0.8%
2016 5,249 number -1.8%
2017 5,424 number +3.3%
2018 5,505 number +1.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 5,505 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 15% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 5,505 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,743 number 1,743 number 1,743 number 1
1990s 2,946 number 1,584 number 3,803 number 9
2000s 4,409 number 3,609 number 5,146 number 10
2010s 5,136 number 4,456 number 5,505 number 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 102 Gambia 6,445 number compare
  2. 103 Namibia 6,161 number compare
  3. 104 Gabon 6,111 number compare
  4. 106 Finland 5,485 number compare
  5. 107 Palestine 5,462 number compare
  6. 108 Ireland 4,874 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea?
Teachers in primary education, male in Eritrea was 5,505 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 5,505 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,584 number in 1991.
How does Eritrea rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Eritrea ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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/