Teachers in primary education, male in Small states

Small states: Teachers in primary education, male was 73,283 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73,283 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
73,283 number
in 2019
All-time low
33,668 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Small states, 1970–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Small states recorded 73,283 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Small states peaked at 73,283 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,668 number, in 1970.

That places Small states 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36,353 number 33,668 number 39,010 number 10
1980s 42,475 number 39,909 number 45,097 number 10
1990s 47,618 number 44,911 number 51,054 number 10
2000s 55,634 number 51,055 number 61,516 number 10
2010s 67,055 number 61,698 number 73,283 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 38 Canada 45,037 number compare
  2. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  3. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare
  4. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  5. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  6. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  7. 44 Colombia 41,876 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Small states?
Teachers in primary education, male in Small states was 73,283 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 73,283 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 33,668 number in 1970.
How does Small states rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Small states ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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/