Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, male was 1.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.98 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.31 million
in 2016
All-time low
853,086
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1.98 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.31 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 853,086, in 1970.

That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 853,086
1971 859,111 +0.7%
1972 894,702 +4.1%
1973 921,984 +3.0%
1974 948,625 +2.9%
1975 996,723 +5.1%
1976 1.03 million +3.4%
1977 997,857 -3.2%
1978 1.10 million +9.9%
1979 1.15 million +4.5%
1980 1.18 million +2.9%
1981 1.22 million +3.4%
1982 1.31 million +7.6%
1983 1.42 million +8.4%
1984 1.48 million +4.2%
1985 1.50 million +1.3%
1986 1.51 million +0.9%
1987 1.51 million -0.3%
1988 1.47 million -2.3%
1989 1.49 million +0.9%
1990 1.49 million +0.4%
1991 1.50 million +0.5%
1992 1.52 million +1.2%
1993 1.53 million +1.0%
1994 1.54 million +0.4%
1995 1.57 million +1.6%
1996 1.59 million +1.3%
1997 1.62 million +2.4%
1998 1.65 million +1.4%
1999 1.67 million +1.4%
2000 1.66 million -0.7%
2001 1.69 million +1.9%
2002 1.77 million +4.7%
2003 1.79 million +1.4%
2004 1.84 million +2.5%
2005 1.72 million -6.4%
2006 1.81 million +5.1%
2007 1.91 million +5.8%
2008 1.83 million -4.1%
2009 1.86 million +1.3%
2010 1.90 million +2.3%
2011 1.94 million +2.2%
2012 1.97 million +1.4%
2013 2.13 million +8.2%
2014 2.17 million +1.6%
2015 2.22 million +2.3%
2016 2.31 million +4.2%
2017 2.16 million -6.4%
2018 2.11 million -2.3%
2019 2.16 million +2.4%
2020 2.10 million -2.9%
2021 2.05 million -2.4%
2022 2.02 million -1.4%
2023 1.98 million -1.9%
2024 1.98 million -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 974,603 853,086 1.15 million 10
1980s 1.41 million 1.18 million 1.51 million 10
1990s 1.57 million 1.49 million 1.67 million 10
2000s 1.79 million 1.66 million 1.91 million 10
2010s 2.11 million 1.90 million 2.31 million 10
2020s 2.03 million 1.98 million 2.10 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 61 Togo 28,542 compare
  2. 62 Bolivia 26,401 compare
  3. 63 Guinea 25,935 compare
  4. 64 Australia 23,978 compare
  5. 65 Tunisia 23,764 compare
  6. 66 Papua New Guinea 20,710 compare
  7. 67 Libya 20,069 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 1.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 million in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 853,086 in 1970.
How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, male?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,705 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release