Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 794,026 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
794,026
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
940,866
in 1980
All-time low
782,370
in 2013
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 794,026 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 940,866 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 782,370, in 2013.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 907,651 | — |
| 1976 | 895,987 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 900,649 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 898,038 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 897,569 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 940,866 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 917,036 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 930,150 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 910,892 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 890,439 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 889,500 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 882,408 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 890,198 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 932,142 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 909,834 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 877,662 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 869,230 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 889,356 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 880,211 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 871,622 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 857,746 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 888,191 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 893,654 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 885,980 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 890,095 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 890,659 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 872,384 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 856,587 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 839,299 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 835,861 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 836,074 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 827,734 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 860,762 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 881,940 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 852,860 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 831,838 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 830,865 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 816,328 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 782,370 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 785,431 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 801,322 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 815,013 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 822,225 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 815,420 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 808,370 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 789,099 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 788,070 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 792,347 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 794,603 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 794,026 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 899,979 | 895,987 | 907,651 | 5 |
| 1980s | 909,346 | 882,408 | 940,866 | 10 |
| 1990s | 880,375 | 857,746 | 893,654 | 10 |
| 2000s | 855,416 | 827,734 | 890,659 | 10 |
| 2010s | 810,918 | 782,370 | 831,838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 791,629 | 788,070 | 794,603 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 110 Gabon 4,647 compare
- 111 Panama 4,443 compare
- 112 Botswana 4,309 compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 4,201 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 4,188 compare
- 115 New Zealand 4,092 compare
- 116 Lebanon 3,661 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 794,026 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 940,866 in 1980.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 782,370 in 2013.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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