Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 566,569 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
566,569
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
567,152
in 2019
All-time low
257,593
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 566,569.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 567,152 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 257,593, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 257,593 | — |
| 1971 | 268,753 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 291,197 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 306,282 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 300,099 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 314,983 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 328,401 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 332,726 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 346,198 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 350,869 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 323,357 | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 306,274 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 316,901 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 339,258 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 368,993 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 372,378 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 364,677 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 378,173 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 366,341 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 353,394 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 361,009 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 374,895 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 384,619 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 394,554 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 402,473 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 410,815 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 429,797 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 438,477 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 444,531 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 446,162 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 438,245 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 433,018 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 453,589 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 480,361 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 494,977 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 492,855 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 506,776 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 507,764 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 500,028 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 499,203 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 502,207 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 525,097 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 539,089 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 544,445 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 549,627 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 550,644 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 562,020 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 559,306 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 560,049 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 567,152 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 566,569 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 309,710 | 257,593 | 350,869 | 10 |
| 1980s | 348,975 | 306,274 | 378,173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 408,733 | 361,009 | 446,162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 480,682 | 433,018 | 507,764 | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,964 | 502,207 | 567,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 566,569 | 566,569 | 566,569 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 566,569 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 567,152 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,593 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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