Teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male was 215,776 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 215,776 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 281,769 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 205,837 number, in 2013.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 237,382 number | — |
| 1981 | 247,670 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 248,411 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 250,718 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 252,474 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 255,669 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 258,861 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 263,296 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 267,755 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 268,774 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 267,090 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 264,881 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 275,251 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 281,392 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 281,769 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 276,044 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 278,715 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 274,389 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 269,240 number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 268,201 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 262,943 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 261,283 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 257,688 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 243,671 number | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 248,752 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 248,738 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 246,295 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 249,596 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 251,910 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 241,955 number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 240,461 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 235,705 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 232,608 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 205,837 number | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 208,112 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 210,306 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 207,713 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 209,462 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 212,395 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 215,776 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 255,101 number | 237,382 number | 268,774 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,697 number | 264,881 number | 281,769 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 251,283 number | 241,955 number | 262,943 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,838 number | 205,837 number | 240,461 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9832 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 215,776 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 281,769 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,837 number in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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/