Teachers in primary education, male in European Union
European Union: Teachers in primary education, male was 335,332 number in 2019. βΌ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in European Union, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
European Union recorded 335,332 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in European Union peaked at 485,727 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 314,848 number, in 2014.
European Union ranks 35th of 44 regions on this measure, 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 | 476,569 number | 467,415 number | 485,727 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 443,061 number | 426,364 number | 469,789 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 402,782 number | 383,874 number | 418,985 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 363,832 number | 344,246 number | 391,156 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,596 number | 314,848 number | 335,332 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More reference data data for European Union
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.72 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9933 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in European Union?
- Teachers in primary education, male in European Union was 335,332 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 485,727 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,848 number in 2014.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- European Union ranks 35th out of 44 regions with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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/