Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Teachers in primary education, male was 1.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.40 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2021
All-time low
245,684
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 1.40 million.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 1.48 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 245,684, in 1971.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 251,995 | — |
| 1971 | 245,684 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 258,939 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 271,280 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 299,596 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 315,461 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 331,707 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 349,834 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 374,330 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 406,774 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 428,031 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 447,878 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 476,440 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 499,702 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 515,628 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 529,732 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 546,218 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 558,210 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 568,797 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 615,442 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 622,405 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 631,687 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 634,605 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 644,773 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 641,515 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 638,428 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 651,096 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 667,393 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 694,471 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 680,207 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 698,565 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 730,711 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 748,583 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 784,692 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 813,196 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 851,021 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 894,885 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 933,486 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 973,108 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 million | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 310,560 | 245,684 | 406,774 | 10 |
| 1980s | 518,608 | 428,031 | 615,442 | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,658 | 622,405 | 694,471 | 10 |
| 2000s | 843,746 | 698,565 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million | 1.06 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.39 million | 1.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 42.23 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 1.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,684 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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