Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 885,632 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
885,632
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
885,632
in 2024
All-time low
193,622
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 885,632. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 885,632 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 193,622, in 1972.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 99th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 193,622 | — |
| 1973 | 205,701 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 216,126 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 226,530 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 239,727 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 251,632 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 273,157 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 292,030 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 308,967 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 321,227 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 332,816 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 339,071 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 345,656 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 344,136 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 358,023 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 353,450 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 360,518 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 378,863 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 373,304 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 401,120 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 401,581 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 395,988 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 379,956 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 373,168 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 372,117 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 370,552 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 364,798 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 388,963 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 407,092 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 403,783 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 400,195 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 428,636 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 446,501 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 473,959 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 499,276 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 529,642 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 563,731 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 575,488 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 606,899 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 626,371 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 673,839 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 677,687 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 704,443 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 731,150 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 763,782 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 809,890 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 851,567 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 811,759 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 777,359 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 827,390 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 852,430 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 877,049 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 885,632 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 237,316 | 193,622 | 292,030 | 8 |
| 1980s | 344,273 | 308,967 | 378,863 | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,155 | 364,798 | 401,581 | 10 |
| 2000s | 472,830 | 400,195 | 575,488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 725,739 | 606,899 | 851,567 | 10 |
| 2020s | 843,972 | 777,359 | 885,632 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 96 Congo 8,848 compare
- 97 Costa Rica 8,765 compare
- 98 Oman 8,753 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 8,297 compare
- 100 Central African Republic 7,894 compare
- 101 Gambia 7,222 compare
- 102 Hong Kong 6,765 compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 885,632 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 885,632 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,622 in 1972.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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