Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 56,234 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
56,234
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
56,477
in 2016
All-time low
38,669
in 1973
Years of data
48
1970–2017
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 56,234, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 56,477 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38,669, in 1973.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,909 | — |
| 1971 | 48,158 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 49,420 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 38,669 | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 39,905 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 40,915 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 42,490 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 43,987 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 44,894 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 45,521 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 46,779 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 47,236 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 45,830 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 46,616 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 47,412 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 45,695 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 45,098 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 44,658 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 45,527 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 44,746 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 44,450 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 44,215 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 44,697 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 44,400 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 43,077 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 43,920 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 43,614 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 43,640 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43,087 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 44,217 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 43,453 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 42,916 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 42,996 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 42,615 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 43,311 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 43,592 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43,500 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 44,350 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 45,002 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 46,989 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 49,282 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 51,503 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 54,156 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 55,034 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56,011 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 55,761 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 56,477 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 56,234 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,587 | 38,669 | 51,909 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,960 | 44,658 | 47,412 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,932 | 43,077 | 44,697 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,872 | 42,615 | 46,989 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,307 | 49,282 | 56,477 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 196 Monaco 38 compare
- 197 Gibraltar 33 compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 33 compare
- 199 Palau 30 compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22 compare
- 201 San Marino 19 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 56,234 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 56,477 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,669 in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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