Teachers in primary education, male in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in IDA only, 1970–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
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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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/