Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Middle income
Middle income: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 8.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Middle income, 1970–2019
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 45 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 (number) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.02 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.18 million number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 5.60 million number | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 5.89 million number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 6.17 million number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 6.48 million number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 6.68 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 6.94 million number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 6.73 million number | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 6.88 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.18 million number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 7.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 7.69 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 7.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.95 million number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.82 million number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 7.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.81 million number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.84 million number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.03 million number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8.09 million number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.22 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.22 million number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.24 million number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.30 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.18 million number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.35 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.29 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.30 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.44 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.37 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.40 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.43 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.49 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.41 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.77 million number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.67 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.61 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.46 million number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.34 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.03 million number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.13 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,879 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 631.76 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 6.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 342.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.64 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 52.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 100.73 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 48.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.67 years (2019)
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 45 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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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/