Teachers in primary education, male in Nepal

Nepal: Teachers in primary education, male was 111,403 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
111,403 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
111,403 number
in 2019
All-time low
19,069 number
in 1976
Years of data
28
1976–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Nepal, 1976–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1976199720191976: 19.1k number1977: 21.5k number1979: 23.8k number1980: 25.1k number1983: 34.6k number1988: 51.0k number1991: 64.3k number1992: 66.3k number1993: 66.8k number1999: 71.2k number2000: 75.8k number2001: 73.1k number2002: 72.2k number2003: 78.6k number2004: 79.6k number2005: 70.9k number2007: 76.7k number2008: 75.4k number2009: 88.1k number2010: 92.7k number2011: 96.6k number2012: 100.3k number2013: 104.4k number2014: 107.3k number2015: 109.1k number2016: 109.8k number2017: 110.9k number2019: 111.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Nepal is 111,403 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 111,403 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,069 number, in 1976.

That places Nepal 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,469 number 19,069 number 23,802 number 3
1980s 36,929 number 25,124 number 51,035 number 3
1990s 67,142 number 64,289 number 71,196 number 4
2000s 76,721 number 70,941 number 88,139 number 9
2010s 104,717 number 92,697 number 111,403 number 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare
  2. 14 Uganda 117,982 number compare
  3. 15 Turkey 113,080 number compare
  4. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  5. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  6. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Nepal?
Teachers in primary education, male in Nepal was 111,403 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 111,403 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 19,069 number in 1976.
How does Nepal rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Nepal ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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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About this data

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/