Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Teachers in primary education, male was 341,120 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
341,120
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
502,903
in 1972
All-time low
337,839
in 2020
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 341,120.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 502,903 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 337,839, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 153rd 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 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 405,837 | — |
| 1971 | 495,979 | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 502,903 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 496,139 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 498,399 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 495,435 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 484,594 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 489,181 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 491,226 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 494,649 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 494,752 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 497,721 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 494,117 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 479,768 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 463,794 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 465,948 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 467,883 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 461,603 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 462,762 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 454,246 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 451,156 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 444,166 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 435,690 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 439,332 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 426,643 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 414,818 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 435,682 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 439,135 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 433,950 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 428,724 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 424,625 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 416,858 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 411,053 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 401,118 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 393,456 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 392,069 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 383,200 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 384,269 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 374,863 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 377,878 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 360,972 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 359,849 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 351,001 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 347,068 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 348,005 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 358,756 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 363,035 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 364,618 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 369,167 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 364,113 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 337,839 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 341,537 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 342,756 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 341,377 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 341,120 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 485,434 | 405,837 | 502,903 | 10 |
| 1980s | 474,259 | 454,246 | 497,721 | 10 |
| 1990s | 434,930 | 414,818 | 451,156 | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,939 | 374,863 | 424,625 | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,658 | 347,068 | 369,167 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,926 | 337,839 | 342,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5906 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 341,120 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 502,903 in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,839 in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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