Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in primary education, male was 420,985 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 420,985 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 442,061 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 164,965, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 148th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 235,959 | — |
| 1972 | 222,878 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 220,428 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 224,723 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 228,214 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 239,657 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 239,260 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 247,153 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 164,965 | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 258,910 | +56.9% |
| 1981 | 262,567 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 268,176 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 264,596 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 266,690 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 267,816 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 271,398 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 281,034 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 278,770 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 285,600 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 292,359 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 297,933 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 299,331 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 311,757 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 319,302 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 324,680 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 328,669 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 334,069 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 338,531 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 336,365 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 346,041 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 356,428 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 362,623 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 360,377 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 363,165 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 366,745 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 381,967 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 382,282 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 392,187 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 392,079 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 396,754 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 407,496 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 414,465 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 425,828 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 442,061 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 435,834 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 427,629 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 418,352 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 411,650 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 417,552 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 428,631 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 424,794 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 424,563 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 427,570 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 420,985 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224,804 | 164,965 | 247,153 | 9 |
| 1980s | 270,556 | 258,910 | 285,600 | 10 |
| 1990s | 318,300 | 292,359 | 338,531 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,389 | 346,041 | 392,187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,762 | 396,754 | 442,061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 425,309 | 420,985 | 428,631 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 420,985 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 442,061 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,965 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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