Teachers in primary education, male in World

World: Teachers in primary education, male was 10.82 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.82 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
11.16 million number
in 2013
All-time low
6.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in World, 1970–2019

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 1.98 million number compare
  2. 2 China 1.97 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 584,215 number compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 388,366 number compare

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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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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/