Teachers in primary education, male in Rwanda

Rwanda: Teachers in primary education, male was 19,534 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19,534 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
70th
of 196 countries
All-time high
20,374 number
in 2017
All-time low
5,398 number
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199520191971: 5.4k number1972: 5.4k number1973: 5.7k number1974: 5.8k number1975: 5.7k number1976: 5.7k number1977: 5.6k number1980: 6.5k number1981: 7.3k number1982: 7.9k number1983: 7.9k number1984: 8.1k number1985: 8.1k number1986: 8.3k number1987: 8.6k number1988: 9.0k number1989: 9.5k number1990: 10.0k number1991: 10.3k number1992: 10.0k number1998: 10.0k number1999: 10.7k number2000: 12.5k number2001: 14.0k number2002: 13.0k number2003: 13.6k number2004: 13.8k number2005: 12.3k number2006: 14.4k number2007: 14.4k number2008: 14.7k number2009: 15.2k number2010: 16.6k number2011: 19.5k number2012: 19.1k number2013: 18.8k number2014: 19.3k number2015: 19.5k number2016: 20.2k number2017: 20.4k number2018: 19.0k number2019: 19.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Rwanda is 19,534 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Rwanda peaked at 20,374 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,398 number, in 1971.

That places Rwanda 70th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,618 number 5,398 number 5,827 number 7
1980s 8,111 number 6,457 number 9,492 number 10
1990s 10,190 number 9,951 number 10,742 number 5
2000s 13,803 number 12,330 number 15,241 number 10
2010s 19,185 number 16,585 number 20,374 number 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 67 Cambodia 21,571 number compare
  2. 68 Libya 20,069 number compare
  3. 69 Greece 19,892 number compare
  4. 71 Venezuela 18,796 number compare
  5. 72 Papua New Guinea 18,156 number compare
  6. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Rwanda?
Teachers in primary education, male in Rwanda was 19,534 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 20,374 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 5,398 number in 1971.
How does Rwanda rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Rwanda ranks 70th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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/