Teachers in primary education, male in IDA only

IDA only: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.47 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.47 million number
in 2019
All-time low
537,685 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 2.47 million 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in IDA only peaked at 2.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 537,685 number, in 1970.

IDA only ranks 19th 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 653,234 number 537,685 number 790,818 number 10
1980s 892,317 number 779,046 number 969,649 number 10
1990s 1.13 million number 976,060 number 1.29 million number 10
2000s 1.55 million number 1.29 million number 1.84 million number 10
2010s 2.20 million number 1.91 million number 2.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  2. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  3. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  4. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  5. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  6. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  7. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in IDA only?
Teachers in primary education, male in IDA only was 2.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 537,685 number in 1970.
How does IDA only rank for teachers in primary education, male?
IDA only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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/