Teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, male was 228,603 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
228,603 number
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
7th
of 196 countries
All-time high
249,100 number
in 2009
All-time low
69,105 number
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan, 1971–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1971199520191971: 69.1k number1972: 75.9k number1973: 75.1k number1974: 80.7k number1975: 86.2k number1976: 86.1k number1977: 88.5k number1978: 89.1k number1979: 94.3k number1980: 93.2k number1981: 101.4k number1982: 109.5k number1983: 120.3k number1984: 120.2k number1985: 121.8k number1986: 123.4k number1987: 127.4k number1988: 131.9k number1989: 137.1k number1990: 140.5k number2000: 233.6k number2001: 225.3k number2002: 230.5k number2003: 241.8k number2004: 236.9k number2005: 243.6k number2006: 233.4k number2007: 243.4k number2008: 236.0k number2009: 249.1k number2010: 242.4k number2011: 233.6k number2012: 231.2k number2013: 219.4k number2014: 210.4k number2015: 212.5k number2016: 221.7k number2017: 219.3k number2018: 238.2k number2019: 228.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan stood at 228,603 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 249,100 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69,105 number, in 1971.

Pakistan ranks 7th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82,800 number 69,105 number 94,303 number 9
1980s 118,608 number 93,199 number 137,051 number 10
1990s 140,503 number 140,503 number 140,503 number 1
2000s 237,358 number 225,298 number 249,100 number 10
2010s 225,741 number 210,447 number 242,392 number 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare
  2. 5 Nigeria 297,374 number compare
  3. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
  5. 9 Egypt 200,093 number compare
  6. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan?
Teachers in primary education, male in Pakistan was 228,603 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 249,100 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 69,105 number in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Pakistan ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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/