Teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.64 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.64 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
15th
of 44 groups
All-time high
4.14 million number
in 1982
All-time low
2.64 million number
in 2019
Years of data
47
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1973–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend is 2.64 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4.14 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.64 million number, in 2019.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.72 million number 3.32 million number 4.05 million number 7
1980s 3.96 million number 3.82 million number 4.14 million number 10
1990s 3.68 million number 3.59 million number 3.80 million number 10
2000s 3.40 million number 3.25 million number 3.60 million number 10
2010s 2.89 million number 2.64 million number 3.19 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare
  2. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare
  3. 14 Uganda 117,982 number compare
  4. 15 Türkiye, Republic of 113,080 number compare
  5. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  6. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  7. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend?
Teachers in primary education, male in Late-demographic dividend was 2.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 4.14 million number in 1982.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 2019.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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
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/