Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 219,383 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
219,383
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
250,961
in 2014
All-time low
92,128
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 219,383 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 250,961 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92,128, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 103,696 | — |
| 1981 | 92,128 | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 96,731 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 103,299 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 113,239 | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 117,812 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 111,080 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 124,547 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 126,506 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 120,054 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 123,268 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 126,987 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 130,612 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 136,335 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 141,265 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 145,971 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 157,616 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 160,020 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 160,602 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 157,554 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 153,097 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 144,828 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 165,691 | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 187,410 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 203,071 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 197,370 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 213,707 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 213,440 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 210,579 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 218,421 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 222,063 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 231,937 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 241,912 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 246,506 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 250,961 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 249,357 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 250,249 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 244,398 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 243,068 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 248,901 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 246,849 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 239,447 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 232,073 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 225,063 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 219,383 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 110,909 | 92,128 | 126,506 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144,023 | 123,268 | 160,602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,761 | 144,828 | 218,421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,935 | 222,063 | 250,961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,563 | 219,383 | 246,849 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 219,383 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 250,961 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,128 in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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