Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 1.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.40 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.49 million
in 2021
All-time low
262,613
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 1.40 million.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 1.49 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 262,613, in 1971.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 79th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 269,829 | — |
| 1971 | 262,613 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 277,392 | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 295,390 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 321,070 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 338,576 | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 350,915 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 371,172 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 378,486 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 401,666 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 421,577 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 437,528 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 459,631 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 491,045 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 505,564 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 516,512 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 545,455 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 552,734 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 575,861 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 656,860 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 584,765 | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 615,955 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 618,919 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 639,433 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 627,669 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 654,459 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 671,880 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 717,653 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 723,782 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 715,559 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 711,654 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 736,226 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 734,261 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 759,901 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 787,903 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 809,769 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 854,157 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 882,113 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 940,037 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 994,287 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326,711 | 262,613 | 401,666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 516,277 | 421,577 | 656,860 | 10 |
| 1990s | 657,007 | 584,765 | 723,782 | 10 |
| 2000s | 821,031 | 711,654 | 994,287 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.02 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.36 million | 1.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 1.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,613 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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February 2026 Data Release