Teachers in primary education, male in World
World: Teachers in primary education, male was 10.82 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in World stood at 10.82 million number.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in World peaked at 11.16 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.40 million number, in 1970.
That places World 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 7.03 million number | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 7.32 million number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 7.61 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 7.93 million number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 8.12 million number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 8.40 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 8.20 million number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 8.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 8.71 million number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 8.96 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 9.25 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 9.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 9.50 million number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 9.38 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.43 million number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 9.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.43 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.62 million number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.73 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.83 million number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.86 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.91 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.95 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 10.04 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.01 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.11 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.99 million number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.08 million number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.25 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.24 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.31 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.49 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.09 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.99 million number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.92 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.67 million number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.82 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.60 million number | 6.40 million number | 8.40 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.32 million number | 8.71 million number | 9.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.87 million number | 9.62 million number | 10.06 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 million number | 9.99 million number | 10.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.90 million number | 10.67 million number | 11.16 million number | 10 |
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More reference data data for World
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- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -41.07 Millimetres per year (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in World?
- Teachers in primary education, male in World was 10.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.16 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.40 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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/