Teachers in primary education, male in Germany
Germany: Teachers in primary education, male was 31,000 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Germany, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Germany recorded 31,000 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Germany peaked at 45,014 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30,518 number, in 2017.
That places Germany 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,608 number | 31,849 number | 42,582 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 39,651 number | 35,485 number | 45,014 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,539 number | 30,518 number | 39,358 number | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Germany?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Germany was 31,000 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 45,014 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,518 number in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Germany ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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
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/