Teachers in primary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: Teachers in primary education, male was 4,874 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
4,874 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
108th
of 196 countries
All-time high
4,955 number
in 2011
All-time low
3,224 number
in 1999
Years of data
33
1976–2012

Teachers in primary education, male in Ireland, 1976–2012

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1976199420121976: 4.6k number1977: 3.6k number1978: 3.6k number1979: 3.7k number1980: 3.7k number1981: 3.8k number1982: 3.8k number1983: 3.8k number1984: 3.8k number1985: 3.8k number1986: 3.8k number1987: 3.8k number1988: 3.8k number1989: 3.6k number1990: 3.7k number1991: 3.6k number1992: 3.7k number1993: 3.7k number1994: 3.7k number1995: 3.6k number1996: 3.6k number1997: 3.5k number1998: 3.6k number1999: 3.2k number2004: 4.1k number2005: 4.0k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 4.8k number2008: 4.8k number2009: 4.8k number2010: 4.8k number2011: 5.0k number2012: 4.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2012, teachers in primary education, male in Ireland stood at 4,874 number.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 4,955 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,224 number, in 1999.

Ireland ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,885 number 3,608 number 4,588 number 4
1980s 3,760 number 3,646 number 3,841 number 10
1990s 3,588 number 3,224 number 3,728 number 10
2000s 4,440 number 4,035 number 4,839 number 6
2010s 4,892 number 4,846 number 4,955 number 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 105 Eritrea 5,505 number compare
  2. 106 Finland 5,485 number compare
  3. 107 Palestine 5,462 number compare
  4. 109 Romania 4,776 number compare
  5. 110 Kazakhstan 4,582 number compare
  6. 111 East Timor 4,551 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Ireland?
Teachers in primary education, male in Ireland was 4,874 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 4,955 number in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,224 number in 1999.
How does Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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/