Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Teachers in primary education, male was 23,467 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
23,467
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
24,182
in 2016
All-time low
9,695
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania stood at 23,467.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania peaked at 24,182 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,695, in 1970.
That places MDG: Oceania 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,695 | — |
| 1971 | 10,084 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10,641 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 10,679 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 10,941 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11,090 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11,473 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 11,797 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 11,834 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 11,986 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 12,390 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 12,251 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 12,440 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 12,931 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 13,386 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 13,643 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 14,220 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 14,168 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 15,365 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 14,998 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 15,040 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 14,988 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 15,504 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 15,451 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16,031 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 16,216 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 15,940 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 16,123 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 16,762 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 16,282 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 15,662 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 14,886 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 14,723 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 14,435 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14,651 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 14,902 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 14,789 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15,128 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 15,697 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17,406 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 19,288 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 21,150 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 23,278 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 23,538 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 23,934 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 23,987 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24,182 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23,467 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,022 | 9,695 | 11,986 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,579 | 12,251 | 15,365 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,834 | 14,988 | 16,762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,228 | 14,435 | 17,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,853 | 19,288 | 24,182 | 8 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania
- 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 MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 785,154 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 355,502 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 429,652 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 503,805 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 49,696 (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 288,467 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 601,730 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 313,263 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania?
- Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Oceania was 23,467 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 24,182 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,695 in 1970.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release