Teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in primary education, male was 9.78 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income is 9.78 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 10.13 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.30 million number, in 1970.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.30 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.47 million number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 5.90 million number | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 6.20 million number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 6.49 million number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 6.82 million number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 7.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 7.31 million number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 7.11 million number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 7.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.59 million number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 7.83 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 8.12 million number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.34 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 8.40 million number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.28 million number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 8.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.29 million number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 8.33 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.58 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 8.53 million number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.78 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.83 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.96 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.99 million number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.08 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.98 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.24 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.30 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.48 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.47 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.56 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.74 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.13 million number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.08 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.06 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.96 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.64 million number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.78 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.49 million number | 5.30 million number | 7.31 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.21 million number | 7.59 million number | 8.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.80 million number | 8.53 million number | 9.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.25 million number | 8.98 million number | 9.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.87 million number | 9.64 million number | 10.13 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9888 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Low & middle income was 9.78 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.30 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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/