Teachers in primary education, male in Philippines

Philippines: Teachers in primary education, male was 62,683 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
62,683 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
31st
of 196 countries
All-time high
62,683 number
in 2018
All-time low
14,117 number
in 1985
Years of data
21
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Philippines, 1971–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1971199420181971: 47.2k number1980: 41.7k number1981: 53.0k number1983: 39.7k number1984: 43.0k number1985: 14.1k number1998: 44.7k number1999: 45.3k number2001: 46.2k number2002: 46.2k number2003: 40.8k number2004: 40.1k number2005: 47.6k number2006: 47.9k number2007: 49.7k number2009: 45.0k number2014: 60.0k number2015: 59.1k number2016: 61.4k number2017: 60.2k number2018: 62.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Philippines is 62,683 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Philippines peaked at 62,683 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,117 number, in 1985.

Philippines ranks 31st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Philippines, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 47,153 number
1980 41,730 number -11.5%
1981 52,970 number +26.9%
1983 39,680 number -25.1%
1984 42,978 number +8.3%
1985 14,117 number -67.2%
1998 44,694 number +216.6%
1999 45,317 number +1.4%
2001 46,201 number +2.0%
2002 46,202 number +0.0%
2003 40,774 number -11.7%
2004 40,116 number -1.6%
2005 47,555 number +18.5%
2006 47,930 number +0.8%
2007 49,702 number +3.7%
2009 45,048 number -9.4%
2014 60,031 number +33.3%
2015 59,083 number -1.6%
2016 61,417 number +4.0%
2017 60,172 number -2.0%
2018 62,683 number +4.2%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 62,683 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 15.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 62,683 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 14.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Philippines 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
1998 +216.6% 14,117 number 44,694 number
1985 -67.2% 42,978 number 14,117 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47,153 number 47,153 number 47,153 number 1
1980s 38,295 number 14,117 number 52,970 number 5
1990s 45,006 number 44,694 number 45,317 number 2
2000s 45,441 number 40,116 number 49,702 number 8
2010s 60,677 number 59,083 number 62,683 number 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  2. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
  3. 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
  4. 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
  5. 33 Spain 53,750 number compare
  6. 34 South Africa 52,784 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Philippines?
Teachers in primary education, male in Philippines was 62,683 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 62,683 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 14,117 number in 1985.
How does Philippines rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Philippines ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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/