Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Teachers in primary education, male was 2.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 2.94 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 2.94 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 596,056, in 1970.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 751,204 | 596,056 | 997,221 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million | 1.04 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.33 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.59 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.21 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.90 million | 2.84 million | 2.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 19 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 95,218 compare
- 20 Iraq 89,470 compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 87,283 compare
- 22 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 82,285 compare
- 23 Malaysia 81,894 compare
- 24 Vietnam 79,744 compare
- 25 Brazil 76,095 compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 2.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,056 in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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
February 2026 Data Release