Teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Teachers in primary education, male was 1,869 number in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1,869 number
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
131st
of 196 countries
All-time high
4,946 number
in 1998
All-time low
876 number
in 1973
Years of data
43
1973–2016

Teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2016

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1973199420161973: 876 number1974: 1.1k number1975: 1.4k number1976: 1.6k number1977: 1.9k number1978: 2.0k number1979: 2.1k number1980: 2.3k number1981: 2.5k number1982: 2.2k number1983: 2.4k number1984: 2.4k number1985: 2.6k number1986: 2.8k number1987: 3.0k number1988: 3.3k number1989: 4.0k number1990: 4.3k number1991: 4.5k number1992: 4.6k number1993: 4.5k number1994: 4.6k number1995: 4.8k number1996: 4.8k number1997: 4.9k number1998: 4.9k number1999: 4.5k number2000: 4.6k number2001: 4.6k number2002: 4.4k number2003: 3.3k number2004: 3.0k number2005: 2.7k number2006: 2.8k number2007: 2.6k number2009: 2.8k number2010: 2.6k number2011: 2.5k number2012: 1.5k number2013: 2.3k number2014: 2.0k number2015: 2.0k number2016: 1.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates is 1,869 number, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4,946 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 876 number, in 1973.

That places United Arab Emirates 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,577 number 876 number 2,107 number 7
1980s 2,751 number 2,236 number 3,971 number 10
1990s 4,640 number 4,273 number 4,946 number 10
2000s 3,403 number 2,561 number 4,597 number 9
2010s 2,124 number 1,520 number 2,636 number 7

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 128 Bahrain 2,384 number compare
  2. 129 Solomon Islands 2,309 number compare
  3. 130 Equatorial Guinea 2,236 number compare
  4. 132 Puerto Rico 1,864 number compare
  5. 133 Bhutan 1,730 number compare
  6. 134 Ukraine 1,646 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

More reference data data for United Arab Emirates

All data for United Arab Emirates β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates?
Teachers in primary education, male in United Arab Emirates was 1,869 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 4,946 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 876 number in 1973.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for teachers in primary education, male?
United Arab Emirates ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
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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/