What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The highest recorded value was 2.33 million number in 2019.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The lowest recorded value was 483,900 number in 1970.

How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for teachers in primary education, male?

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Name: Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Least developed countries: UN classification: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.33 million number

Change on year

up 1.3%

Rank

21st

of 45 groups

All-time high

2.33 million number

in 2019

All-time low

483,900 number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 2.33 million number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 2.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 483,900 number, in 1970.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	595,808 number	483,900 number	731,634 number	10
1980s	808,639 number	720,389 number	867,203 number	10
1990s	1.01 million number	871,364 number	1.17 million number	10
2000s	1.44 million number	1.18 million number	1.72 million number	10
2010s	2.08 million number	1.79 million number	2.33 million number	10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
21 Iran 93,318 number compare
22 Brazil 91,951 number compare
23 Iraq 89,470 number compare
24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA (2019)

All data for Least developed countries: UN classification →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 2.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The highest recorded value was 2.33 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The lowest recorded value was 483,900 number in 1970.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for teachers in primary education, male?: Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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: 07 August 2026

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/