Teachers in primary education, male in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in primary education, male was 211,674 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 211,674 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Euro area peaked at 324,303 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 209,181 number, in 2014.
That places Euro area 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 312,020 number | — |
| 1971 | 315,723 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 324,303 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 318,358 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 319,167 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 316,206 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 311,949 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 311,263 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 312,120 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 313,392 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 311,554 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 309,460 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 304,748 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 288,070 number | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 270,266 number | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 272,130 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 274,670 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 270,860 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 272,063 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 265,798 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 259,772 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 255,941 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 246,001 number | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 244,519 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 233,893 number | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 230,934 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 247,415 number | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 246,854 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 245,035 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 244,851 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 243,491 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 236,571 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 237,074 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 232,454 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 231,896 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 231,817 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 229,995 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 231,283 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 223,496 number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 225,749 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 224,752 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 228,399 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 221,870 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 215,133 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 209,181 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 210,414 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 209,852 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 209,967 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 212,134 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 211,674 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 315,450 number | 311,263 number | 324,303 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,962 number | 265,798 number | 311,554 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,522 number | 230,934 number | 259,772 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,383 number | 223,496 number | 243,491 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,338 number | 209,181 number | 228,399 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.5% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 211,674 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Euro area?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Euro area was 211,674 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 324,303 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,181 number in 2014.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Euro area ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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/