Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in primary education, male was 508,954 in 2020. ▲ Rising
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.
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 Réunion 1,136 compare
- 146 Cabo Verde 1,106 compare
- 147 North Macedonia, Republic of 1,082 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (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