Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, male was 4.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.26 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.49 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.35 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 4.26 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 4.49 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 1970.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.43 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.52 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.59 million | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.64 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.64 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.81 million | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.94 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.04 million | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2.16 million | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 2.35 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.35 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.36 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.36 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.46 million | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.41 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.47 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.58 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.60 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.70 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.81 million | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.98 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.21 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.24 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.42 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.54 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.80 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.16 million | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.49 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.43 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.32 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.22 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.26 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 million | 1.35 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 million | 1.94 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million | 2.41 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 million | 2.92 million | 3.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 million | 3.65 million | 4.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 million | 4.22 million | 4.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 4.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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