Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, male was 25,838 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 25,838, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 45,106 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 25,838, in 2024.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41,868 | — |
| 1981 | 30,996 | -26.0% |
| 1982 | 42,754 | +37.9% |
| 1983 | 43,382 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 44,157 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 44,969 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 36,652 | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 45,106 | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 45,080 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 35,832 | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 36,599 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 37,234 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 38,680 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 40,904 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 41,318 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 41,915 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 45,052 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 42,392 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 40,021 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 41,540 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 40,233 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 38,176 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 39,748 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 36,101 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 38,728 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 37,874 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 35,429 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 37,334 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 36,535 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 29,538 | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 28,602 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 30,962 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 32,298 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 30,859 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 31,025 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30,431 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27,611 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 28,145 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 27,801 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 26,177 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 26,074 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26,142 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 26,242 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 25,944 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 25,838 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +37.9% | 30,996 | 42,754 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41,080 | 30,996 | 45,106 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,566 | 36,599 | 45,052 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,970 | 29,538 | 40,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,391 | 26,177 | 32,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,048 | 25,838 | 26,242 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 206 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 10
- 207 Tuvalu 8 compare
- 208 Anguilla 6 compare
- 209 Saint Helena 5 compare
- 209 Tokelau 5 compare
- 211 Montserrat 3 compare
- 212 Niue 0 compare
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25,838 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 45,106 in 1987.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,838 in 2024.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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