Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Russia
Russia: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 2,375 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Russia, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Russia recorded 2,375 for teachers in primary education, male in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Russia peaked at 13,482 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,181, in 2020.
That places Russia 126th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,000 | — |
| 1986 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +60.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 5,918 | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 5,359 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 5,245 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5,178 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,675 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 4,615 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,901 | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 4,372 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 4,308 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,915 | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 3,185 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 3,447 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3,435 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,370 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13,482 | +300.1% |
| 2018 | 2,461 | -81.7% |
| 2020 | 2,181 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 2,241 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,359 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2,375 | +0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2,375 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,999, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2,375 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,128, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +300.1% | 3,370 | 13,482 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,667 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4,841 | 3,901 | 5,918 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,614 | 2,461 | 13,482 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,289 | 2,181 | 2,375 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More education data for Russia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,277 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.14 million (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10.80 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.55 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.6461 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Russia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Russia was 2,375 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,482 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,181 in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Russia ranks 126th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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