Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 6,250 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 6,250, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 7,763 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,528, in 1970.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 218th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,528 | — |
| 1971 | 3,644 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 3,856 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 4,228 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 4,373 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4,629 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4,772 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 5,025 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 5,304 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 5,664 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 5,514 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 5,811 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 5,948 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6,009 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5,887 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6,137 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 5,988 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 6,083 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6,050 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6,050 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,240 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 6,169 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 6,052 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,836 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 5,616 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 5,301 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 5,194 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 5,379 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5,512 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 5,744 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5,806 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5,886 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,678 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5,774 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,748 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,737 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,761 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,784 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,911 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 6,068 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6,108 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6,261 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5,818 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 5,500 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 5,883 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 6,251 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 6,989 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 7,763 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 5,774 | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 5,820 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,895 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5,978 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6,163 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6,250 | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -25.6% | 7,763 | 5,774 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,502 | 3,528 | 5,664 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,948 | 5,514 | 6,137 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,704 | 5,194 | 6,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,815 | 5,678 | 6,068 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,217 | 5,500 | 7,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,071 | 5,895 | 6,250 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 331,180 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 6,250 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,763 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,528 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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