Teachers in primary education, male (number) in European Union
European Union: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 335,332 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in European Union, 1970–2019
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 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 477,489 number | — |
| 1971 | 478,564 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 485,727 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 478,901 number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 480,857 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 478,706 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 467,415 number | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 472,501 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 472,443 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 473,086 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 469,789 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 466,721 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 463,115 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 447,461 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 431,209 number | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 433,572 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 434,194 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 428,459 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 429,724 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 426,364 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 418,985 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 414,302 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 405,168 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 407,903 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 395,324 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 383,874 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 404,195 number | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 404,543 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 398,604 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 394,926 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 391,156 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 383,005 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 377,801 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 368,347 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 360,811 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 360,227 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 351,689 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 353,443 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 344,246 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 347,599 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 331,618 number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 329,619 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 320,617 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 316,777 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 314,848 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 322,836 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 329,346 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 330,074 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 334,894 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 335,332 number | +0.1% |
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 age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.29 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.72 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (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 73.9% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,332 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 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 36th out of 45 groups 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/