Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Teachers in primary education, male was 4.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.53 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.67 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.94 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 4.53 million for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 4.67 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.93 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.94 million | -34.0% |
| 1972 | 2.01 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.23 million | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 2.27 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.36 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.42 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.46 million | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.58 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.71 million | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 2.86 million | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.96 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.00 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.99 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.07 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.24 million | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 3.22 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.49 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.55 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.60 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.68 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.69 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.14 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.35 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.65 million | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.56 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.39 million | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 4.53 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.28 million | 1.94 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 million | 2.51 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 million | 3.22 million | 3.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 million | 3.80 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 million | 4.21 million | 4.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 million | 4.40 million | 4.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 12 Bangladesh 130,920 compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 119,986 compare
- 14 Uganda 117,982 compare
- 15 Türkiye 115,898 compare
- 16 Japan 109,949 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 100,848 compare
- 18 Thailand 96,835 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 4.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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