Teachers in primary education, male in Japan

Japan: Teachers in primary education, male was 134,400 number in 2005. ▼ Falling

Latest (2005)
134,400 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
12th
of 196 countries
All-time high
209,527 number
in 1984
All-time low
109,949 number
in 1998
Years of data
33
1971–2005

Teachers in primary education, male in Japan, 1971–2005

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1971198820051971: 173.0k number1972: 182.8k number1973: 183.9k number1974: 184.6k number1975: 186.7k number1976: 173.8k number1977: 175.1k number1978: 176.6k number1979: 179.5k number1980: 200.6k number1981: 204.0k number1982: 207.2k number1983: 209.0k number1984: 209.5k number1985: 207.3k number1986: 204.0k number1987: 200.2k number1988: 196.2k number1989: 193.5k number1990: 192.3k number1991: 188.3k number1992: 184.7k number1993: 177.1k number1994: 183.7k number1995: 187.5k number1996: 167.3k number1997: 163.5k number1998: 109.9k number2001: 126.9k number2002: 127.9k number2003: 130.1k number2004: 132.6k number2005: 134.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Japan is 134,400 number, measured in 2005.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Japan peaked at 209,527 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 109,949 number, in 1998.

That places Japan 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 179,576 number 173,034 number 186,684 number 9
1980s 203,163 number 193,548 number 209,527 number 10
1990s 172,721 number 109,949 number 192,333 number 9
2000s 130,386 number 126,901 number 134,400 number 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare
  2. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare
  3. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  4. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare
  5. 14 Uganda 117,982 number compare
  6. 15 Turkey 113,080 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Japan?
Teachers in primary education, male in Japan was 134,400 number in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 209,527 number in 1984.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 109,949 number in 1998.
How does Japan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Japan ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2005.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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/