Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 71.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
71.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
172nd
of 183 groups
All-time high
74.5%
in 2015
All-time low
71.3%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 2015–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 71.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 172nd out of 183 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.5% | — |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.7% | 74.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 71.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2020.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 172nd out of 183 groups with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release