Teachers in primary education, male in Peru

Peru: Teachers in primary education, male was 69,788 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
69,788 number
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
28th
of 196 countries
All-time high
69,788 number
in 2019
All-time low
33,684 number
in 1980
Years of data
28
1979–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Peru, 1979–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1979199920191979: 35.7k number1980: 33.7k number1981: 34.4k number1985: 42.6k number1993: 59.4k number1995: 61.9k number1998: 68.7k number1999: 57.4k number2000: 57.2k number2001: 53.5k number2002: 56.4k number2003: 63.6k number2004: 63.8k number2005: 63.3k number2006: 65.3k number2007: 64.8k number2008: 64.2k number2009: 65.3k number2010: 64.6k number2011: 64.0k number2012: 59.5k number2013: 65.2k number2014: 65.3k number2015: 62.9k number2016: 58.7k number2017: 60.7k number2018: 67.2k number2019: 69.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 69,788 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Peru peaked at 69,788 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,684 number, in 1980.

That places Peru 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in primary education, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Peru, 1979 to 2019.
Year number Change
1979 35,689 number
1980 33,684 number -5.6%
1981 34,359 number +2.0%
1985 42,564 number +23.9%
1993 59,373 number +39.5%
1995 61,870 number +4.2%
1998 68,670 number +11.0%
1999 57,439 number -16.4%
2000 57,176 number -0.5%
2001 53,545 number -6.4%
2002 56,402 number +5.3%
2003 63,589 number +12.7%
2004 63,788 number +0.3%
2005 63,341 number -0.7%
2006 65,329 number +3.1%
2007 64,783 number -0.8%
2008 64,159 number -1.0%
2009 65,276 number +1.7%
2010 64,552 number -1.1%
2011 63,981 number -0.9%
2012 59,494 number -7.0%
2013 65,174 number +9.5%
2014 65,300 number +0.2%
2015 62,850 number -3.8%
2016 58,732 number -6.6%
2017 60,711 number +3.4%
2018 67,200 number +10.7%
2019 69,788 number +3.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 69,788 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 16.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 69,788 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 22.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +39.5% 42,564 number 59,373 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35,689 number 35,689 number 35,689 number 1
1980s 36,869 number 33,684 number 42,564 number 3
1990s 61,838 number 57,439 number 68,670 number 4
2000s 61,739 number 53,545 number 65,329 number 10
2010s 63,778 number 58,732 number 69,788 number 10

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  4. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
  5. 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
  6. 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Peru?
Teachers in primary education, male in Peru was 69,788 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 69,788 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 33,684 number in 1980.
How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Peru ranks 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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/