Teachers in primary education, male in Tunisia

Tunisia: Teachers in primary education, male was 25,660 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
25,660 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
63rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
30,806 number
in 1996
All-time low
17,723 number
in 1976
Years of data
42
1976–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1976199720181976: 17.7k number1977: 18.0k number1978: 18.6k number1979: 18.7k number1981: 19.4k number1982: 20.0k number1983: 20.7k number1984: 21.9k number1985: 23.3k number1986: 25.2k number1987: 25.0k number1988: 25.3k number1989: 25.8k number1990: 26.5k number1991: 27.9k number1992: 29.3k number1993: 29.0k number1994: 29.3k number1995: 30.4k number1996: 30.8k number1997: 30.6k number1998: 30.6k number1999: 30.5k number2000: 30.7k number2001: 30.4k number2002: 30.3k number2003: 29.4k number2004: 29.1k number2005: 28.6k number2006: 28.2k number2007: 27.6k number2008: 27.5k number2009: 27.2k number2010: 26.7k number2011: 25.8k number2012: 26.1k number2013: 25.6k number2014: 26.8k number2015: 28.2k number2016: 26.6k number2017: 26.4k number2018: 25.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 25,660 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 30,806 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17,723 number, in 1976.

That places Tunisia 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, 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 18,248 number 17,723 number 18,721 number 4
1980s 22,951 number 19,372 number 25,815 number 9
1990s 29,509 number 26,481 number 30,806 number 10
2000s 28,900 number 27,233 number 30,668 number 10
2010s 26,425 number 25,580 number 28,221 number 9

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 60 Haiti 30,053 number compare
  2. 61 Bolivia 27,167 number compare
  3. 62 Guinea 26,152 number compare
  4. 64 Burundi 25,611 number compare
  5. 65 Australia 23,978 number compare
  6. 66 Liberia 23,214 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Tunisia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Tunisia was 25,660 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 30,806 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,723 number in 1976.
How does Tunisia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Tunisia ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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/