Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in primary education, male was 5.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 5.77 million.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 6.94 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.79 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.72 million | 4.79 million | 6.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.75 million | 6.39 million | 6.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.87 million | 6.84 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.74 million | 6.61 million | 6.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.57 million | 6.04 million | 6.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 million | 5.77 million | 6.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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