Teachers in primary education, male in Iran

Iran: Teachers in primary education, male was 93,318 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
93,318 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
21st
of 196 countries
All-time high
154,687 number
in 1999
All-time low
45,344 number
in 1973
Years of data
32
1971–2017

Teachers in primary education, male in Iran, 1971–2017

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k1971199420171971: 57.7k number1972: 54.8k number1973: 45.3k number1974: 63.0k number1975: 68.2k number1976: 72.6k number1977: 77.4k number1978: 54.9k number1982: 82.8k number1984: 141.2k number1985: 146.1k number1986: 149.5k number1987: 120.8k number1988: 124.1k number1989: 130.3k number1991: 140.7k number1992: 143.5k number1993: 139.2k number1994: 139.0k number1995: 137.8k number1996: 133.5k number1997: 132.2k number1998: 137.6k number1999: 154.7k number2001: 143.6k number2002: 141.1k number2003: 135.8k number2013: 105.7k number2014: 96.3k number2015: 99.3k number2016: 97.0k number2017: 93.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iran recorded 93,318 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2017.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Iran peaked at 154,687 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45,344 number, in 1973.

Iran ranks 21st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61,760 number 45,344 number 77,403 number 8
1980s 127,835 number 82,802 number 149,505 number 7
1990s 139,772 number 132,167 number 154,687 number 9
2000s 140,179 number 135,837 number 143,576 number 3
2010s 98,324 number 93,318 number 105,705 number 5

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  2. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  3. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  4. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare
  5. 23 Iraq 89,470 number compare
  6. 24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Iran?
Teachers in primary education, male in Iran was 93,318 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 154,687 number in 1999.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 45,344 number in 1973.
How does Iran rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Iran ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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
Last refreshed

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/