Teachers in primary education, male in Jordan

Jordan: Teachers in primary education, male was 15,510 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15,510 number
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
77th
of 196 countries
All-time high
16,895 number
in 2016
All-time low
3,872 number
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2019

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k1971199520191971: 3.9k number1972: 4.0k number1973: 4.3k number1974: 4.7k number1975: 5.1k number1976: 5.4k number1977: 5.4k number1978: 5.5k number1979: 5.7k number1980: 5.8k number1981: 5.9k number1982: 5.8k number1983: 5.2k number1984: 5.1k number1985: 5.5k number1986: 5.8k number1987: 6.0k number1988: 6.3k number1989: 6.4k number1991: 7.9k number1995: 9.7k number1998: 9.4k number2002: 13.8k number2003: 14.2k number2014: 9.8k number2016: 16.9k number2017: 11.4k number2018: 12.8k number2019: 15.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Jordan stood at 15,510 number.

That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Jordan peaked at 16,895 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,872 number, in 1971.

Jordan ranks 77th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,891 number 3,872 number 5,721 number 9
1980s 5,770 number 5,069 number 6,387 number 10
1990s 9,001 number 7,923 number 9,691 number 3
2000s 13,984 number 13,761 number 14,207 number 2
2010s 13,274 number 9,796 number 16,895 number 5

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 74 Chile 16,882 number compare
  2. 75 Laos 16,693 number compare
  3. 76 Cuba 15,635 number compare
  4. 78 Denmark 14,705 number compare
  5. 79 Norway 13,463 number compare
  6. 80 Belgium 12,743 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Jordan?
Teachers in primary education, male in Jordan was 15,510 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 16,895 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,872 number in 1971.
How does Jordan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Jordan ranks 77th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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/