Teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Teachers in primary education, male was 3.77 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income stood at 3.77 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income peaked at 5.19 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million number, in 2018.
Upper middle income ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.35 million number | 3.89 million number | 4.69 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.00 million number | 4.76 million number | 5.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 million number | 4.76 million number | 4.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 million number | 4.40 million number | 4.73 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million number | 3.74 million number | 4.36 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,056 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 298.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 293.42 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 41.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 84.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Upper middle income was 3.77 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million number in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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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/