Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Low income
Low income: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 1.64 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, male in Low income, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 1.64 million number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Low income peaked at 1.64 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 296,649 number, in 1972.
That places Low income 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 296,649 number | — |
| 1973 | 308,617 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 318,872 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 333,823 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 350,266 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 365,762 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 381,393 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 393,960 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 406,952 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 421,734 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 424,764 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 438,958 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 454,697 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 462,137 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 482,058 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 485,138 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 493,204 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 502,052 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 499,827 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 529,397 number | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 544,638 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 564,999 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 565,812 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 606,544 number | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 624,807 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 658,857 number | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 695,707 number | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 723,381 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 721,085 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 755,856 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 796,173 number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 833,274 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 894,316 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 937,388 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million number | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 343,668 number | 296,649 number | 393,960 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 457,169 number | 406,952 number | 502,052 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 601,397 number | 499,827 number | 723,381 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 923,163 number | 721,085 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,022 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 272.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 251.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Low income?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Low income was 1.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,649 number in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Low income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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/