Teachers in primary education, male in IDA blend

IDA blend: Teachers in primary education, male was 933,391 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
933,391 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
933,391 number
in 2019
All-time low
223,770 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in IDA blend, 1970–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA blend recorded 933,391 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in IDA blend peaked at 933,391 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 223,770 number, in 1970.

IDA blend ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 302,190 number 223,770 number 423,959 number 10
1980s 498,282 number 435,716 number 539,725 number 10
1990s 591,575 number 516,278 number 634,630 number 10
2000s 694,466 number 651,018 number 742,647 number 10
2010s 847,186 number 717,696 number 933,391 number 10

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  5. 27 Morocco 70,107 number compare
  6. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  7. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in IDA blend?
Teachers in primary education, male in IDA blend was 933,391 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 933,391 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 223,770 number in 1970.
How does IDA blend rank for teachers in primary education, male?
IDA blend ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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
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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/