Teachers in primary education, male in India

India: Teachers in primary education, male was 1.98 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.98 million number
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
1st
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.26 million number
in 2013
All-time low
1.04 million number
in 1971
Years of data
17
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in India, 1971–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1971199520191971: 1.0M number1972: 1.1M number1973: 1.1M number1974: 1.1M number1975: 1.2M number1976: 1.2M number1999: 1.8M number2000: 1.8M number2001: 1.8M number2002: 1.8M number2003: 1.7M number2013: 2.3M number2014: 2.2M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 2.1M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in India is 1.98 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in India peaked at 2.26 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million number, in 1971.

India ranks 1st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in India, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 1.04 million number
1972 1.07 million number +2.7%
1973 1.10 million number +3.3%
1974 1.12 million number +1.5%
1975 1.17 million number +4.2%
1976 1.17 million number +0.3%
1999 1.79 million number +52.5%
2000 1.83 million number +2.4%
2001 1.81 million number -0.8%
2002 1.81 million number -0.1%
2003 1.70 million number -6.2%
2013 2.26 million number +33.0%
2014 2.22 million number -1.7%
2015 2.22 million number -0.1%
2016 2.04 million number -8.2%
2017 2.13 million number +4.6%
2019 1.98 million number -7.2%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 1.98 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 91.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 1.98 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 60,523 number, 32.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +52.5% 1.17 million number 1.79 million number
2013 +33.0% 1.70 million number 2.26 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.11 million number 1.04 million number 1.17 million number 6
1990s 1.79 million number 1.79 million number 1.79 million number 1
2000s 1.79 million number 1.70 million number 1.83 million number 4
2010s 2.14 million number 1.98 million number 2.26 million number 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 1.97 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in India?
Teachers in primary education, male in India was 1.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2.26 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1971.
How does India rank for teachers in primary education, male?
India ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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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/