Teachers in primary education, male in Finland

Finland: Teachers in primary education, male was 5,485 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,485 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
106th
of 196 countries
All-time high
9,504 number
in 1976
All-time low
5,287 number
in 2010
Years of data
25
1972–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Finland, 1972–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1972199520181972: 6.8k number1973: 7.7k number1974: 7.8k number1976: 9.5k number1996: 7.4k number1997: 6.7k number1998: 6.3k number1999: 6.4k number2000: 6.6k number2001: 6.6k number2002: 6.5k number2003: 6.1k number2004: 6.0k number2005: 5.9k number2007: 5.6k number2008: 5.4k number2009: 5.5k number2010: 5.3k number2011: 5.4k number2012: 5.4k number2013: 5.5k number2014: 5.4k number2016: 5.6k number2017: 5.4k number2018: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male in Finland stood at 5,485 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Finland peaked at 9,504 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5,287 number, in 2010.

Finland ranks 106th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,948 number 6,825 number 9,504 number 4
1990s 6,702 number 6,342 number 7,427 number 4
2000s 6,015 number 5,376 number 6,621 number 9
2010s 5,428 number 5,287 number 5,569 number 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 103 Namibia 6,161 number compare
  2. 104 Gabon 6,111 number compare
  3. 105 Eritrea 5,505 number compare
  4. 107 Palestine 5,462 number compare
  5. 108 Ireland 4,874 number compare
  6. 109 Romania 4,776 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Finland?
Teachers in primary education, male in Finland was 5,485 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 9,504 number in 1976.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,287 number in 2010.
How does Finland rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Finland ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/