Teachers in primary education, male in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in primary education, male was 3.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 3.41 million number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in IDA total peaked at 3.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 763,920 number, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 957,563 number | 763,920 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million number | 1.94 million number | 2.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 million number | 2.64 million number | 3.41 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 0.9657 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in IDA total?
- Teachers in primary education, male in IDA total was 3.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 763,920 number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- IDA total ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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/