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.
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 age population, one year before than official primary entry age 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (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/