Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 508,954 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
508,954
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
511,546
in 2019
All-time low
201,475
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 508,954.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 511,546 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 201,475, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 144th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,475 | — |
| 1971 | 211,926 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 233,556 | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 248,694 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 242,094 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 256,724 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 269,744 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 273,684 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 287,010 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 291,334 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 263,193 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 260,098 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 255,895 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 277,036 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 305,629 | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 307,789 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 310,572 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 312,144 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 298,720 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 296,868 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 305,389 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 318,626 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 326,513 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 333,267 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 340,002 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 348,901 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 363,995 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 375,402 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 383,314 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 384,331 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 377,340 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 375,596 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 395,930 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 424,918 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 438,238 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 436,761 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 454,231 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 453,508 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 447,347 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 450,860 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 453,770 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 471,455 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 482,094 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 488,655 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 495,599 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 499,091 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 509,803 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 507,872 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 509,440 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 511,546 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 508,954 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 251,624 | 201,475 | 291,334 | 10 |
| 1980s | 288,794 | 255,895 | 312,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 347,974 | 305,389 | 384,331 | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,473 | 375,596 | 454,231 | 10 |
| 2010s | 492,932 | 453,770 | 511,546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,954 | 508,954 | 508,954 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 compare
- 142 Bulgaria 1,313 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,307 compare
- 144 Jamaica 1,274 compare
- 145 Reunion 1,136 compare
- 146 Cape Verde 1,106 compare
- 147 North Macedonia 1,082 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 508,954 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 511,546 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,475 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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