Teachers in primary education, male in IDA total

IDA total: Teachers in primary education, male was 3.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.41 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
763,920 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
  4. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare
  5. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  7. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare

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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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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/