Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Ireland
Ireland: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 6,544 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Ireland, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6,544 for teachers in primary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 6,544 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,224, in 1999.
Ireland ranks 105th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4,588 | — |
| 1977 | 3,615 | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 3,608 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,728 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3,712 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3,841 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 3,783 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3,760 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 3,797 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3,767 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,767 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,771 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,757 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 3,646 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3,675 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3,649 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3,651 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,728 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 3,682 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3,603 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3,603 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,494 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3,573 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,224 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 4,121 | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 4,035 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4,116 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4,763 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 4,769 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,839 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4,846 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,955 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4,874 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6,037 | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 6,309 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 6,544 | +3.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 6,544 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,999, 3.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 6,544 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,128, 3.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +27.8% | 3,224 | 4,121 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,885 | 3,608 | 4,588 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3,760 | 3,646 | 3,841 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,588 | 3,224 | 3,728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,440 | 4,035 | 4,839 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,892 | 4,846 | 4,955 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6,297 | 6,037 | 6,544 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Ireland?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Ireland was 6,544 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,544 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,224 in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Ireland ranks 105th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release