Teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Teachers in primary education, male was 7,473 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7,473 number
Change on year
up 7.9%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
7,473 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,026 number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states, 1974–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pacific island small states recorded 7,473 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 7,473 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,026 number, in 1974.

That places Pacific island small states 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Pacific island small states, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 5,026 number
1975 5,083 number +1.1%
1976 5,092 number +0.2%
1977 5,080 number -0.2%
1978 5,128 number +0.9%
1979 5,093 number -0.7%
1980 5,116 number +0.5%
1981 5,113 number -0.1%
1982 5,171 number +1.1%
1983 5,336 number +3.2%
1984 5,450 number +2.1%
1985 5,392 number -1.1%
1986 5,630 number +4.4%
1987 5,746 number +2.1%
1988 5,831 number +1.5%
1989 5,961 number +2.2%
1990 5,995 number +0.6%
1991 5,981 number -0.2%
1992 6,066 number +1.4%
1993 6,102 number +0.6%
1994 6,232 number +2.1%
1995 6,405 number +2.8%
1996 6,158 number -3.9%
1997 6,307 number +2.4%
1998 6,392 number +1.3%
1999 6,231 number -2.5%
2000 5,956 number -4.4%
2001 6,077 number +2.0%
2002 6,100 number +0.4%
2003 6,199 number +1.6%
2004 6,312 number +1.8%
2005 6,238 number -1.2%
2006 6,243 number +0.1%
2007 6,144 number -1.6%
2008 6,276 number +2.1%
2009 6,181 number -1.5%
2010 6,193 number +0.2%
2011 6,115 number -1.3%
2012 6,318 number +3.3%
2013 6,319 number +0.0%
2014 6,440 number +1.9%
2015 6,272 number -2.6%
2016 6,293 number +0.3%
2017 6,607 number +5.0%
2018 6,928 number +4.9%
2019 7,473 number +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,084 number 5,026 number 5,128 number 6
1980s 5,475 number 5,113 number 5,961 number 10
1990s 6,187 number 5,981 number 6,405 number 10
2000s 6,173 number 5,956 number 6,312 number 10
2010s 6,496 number 6,115 number 7,473 number 10

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  2. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare
  3. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  4. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  5. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  6. 44 Colombia 41,876 number compare
  7. 45 France 41,379 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states?
Teachers in primary education, male in Pacific island small states was 7,473 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 7,473 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 5,026 number in 1974.
How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Pacific island small states ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states 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/