Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Least developed countries 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 peaked at 2.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 483,900 number, in 1970.
Least developed countries 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.
Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 483,900 number | — |
| 1971 | 500,028 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 530,776 number | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 558,544 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 565,828 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 595,228 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 630,813 number | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 658,433 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 702,895 number | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 731,634 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 720,389 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 730,813 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 746,600 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 779,434 number | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 827,645 number | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 834,858 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 859,907 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 860,492 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 859,052 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 867,203 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 871,364 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 912,785 number | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 936,671 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 959,444 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 962,641 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.04 million number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million number | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million number | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.95 million number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million number | +1.3% |
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
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Least developed countries 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,900 number in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- 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 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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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/