Teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Teachers in primary education, male was 38,398 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
38,398 number
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
50th
of 196 countries
All-time high
61,152 number
in 1977
All-time low
32,181 number
in 2012
Years of data
38
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom, 1971–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1971199420181971: 56.5k number1972: 58.2k number1973: 59.3k number1974: 60.0k number1975: 60.5k number1976: 55.1k number1977: 61.2k number1978: 60.4k number1979: 60.0k number1980: 58.4k number1982: 54.9k number1983: 53.0k number1984: 52.0k number1985: 51.0k number1987: 46.0k number1988: 47.0k number1989: 50.0k number1990: 50.0k number1991: 50.3k number1992: 50.2k number1999: 47.4k number2000: 46.9k number2001: 47.5k number2002: 48.1k number2003: 48.8k number2004: 48.0k number2005: 48.8k number2006: 46.6k number2007: 47.9k number2008: 45.4k number2009: 47.3k number2010: 32.9k number2011: 33.3k number2012: 32.2k number2013: 32.6k number2016: 48.1k number2017: 47.0k number2018: 38.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom stood at 38,398 number.

The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 61,152 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 32,181 number, in 2012.

United Kingdom ranks 50th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59,010 number 55,127 number 61,152 number 9
1980s 51,540 number 46,000 number 58,393 number 8
1990s 49,474 number 47,397 number 50,300 number 4
2000s 47,520 number 45,357 number 48,829 number 10
2010s 37,784 number 32,181 number 48,062 number 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 47 Algeria 40,716 number compare
  2. 48 Benin 39,187 number compare
  3. 49 Zambia 38,692 number compare
  4. 51 South Korea 37,017 number compare
  5. 52 Argentina 36,324 number compare
  6. 53 Chad 36,299 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom?
Teachers in primary education, male in United Kingdom was 38,398 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 61,152 number in 1977.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 32,181 number in 2012.
How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in primary education, male?
United Kingdom ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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/