Teachers in primary education, male in Middle income

Middle income: Teachers in primary education, male was 8.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.13 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
4th
of 44 groups
All-time high
8.77 million number
in 2013
All-time low
5.02 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle income recorded 8.13 million number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Middle income peaked at 8.77 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.02 million number, in 1970.

That places Middle income 4th out of 44 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.16 million number 5.02 million number 6.94 million number 10
1980s 7.75 million number 7.18 million number 8.07 million number 10
1990s 8.20 million number 8.03 million number 8.31 million number 10
2000s 8.33 million number 8.18 million number 8.44 million number 10
2010s 8.43 million number 8.03 million number 8.77 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 India 1.98 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 1.97 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  4. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 388,366 number compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 297,374 number compare
  6. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  7. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Middle income?
Teachers in primary education, male in Middle income was 8.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 8.77 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 5.02 million number in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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/