Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Turkey
Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 113,080 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Turkey, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Turkey is 113,080 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Turkey peaked at 143,716 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87,391 number, in 1971.
That places Turkey 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 87,391 number | — |
| 1972 | 91,901 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 102,142 number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 98,727 number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 99,909 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 104,207 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 108,278 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 108,792 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 126,251 number | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 124,420 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 122,780 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 123,197 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 123,862 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 126,287 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 129,073 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 128,428 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 129,851 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 128,049 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 135,487 number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 134,899 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 135,552 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 131,516 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 143,716 number | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 118,937 number | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 120,661 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 122,174 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 113,842 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 113,080 number | -0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 113,080 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 27.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 113,080 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 45.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100,168 number | 87,391 number | 108,792 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 125,537 number | 122,780 number | 129,073 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 132,559 number | 128,049 number | 135,552 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 122,068 number | 113,080 number | 143,716 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Turkey?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Turkey was 113,080 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 143,716 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,391 number in 1971.
- How does Turkey rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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
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/