Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand

SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, male was 26,330 in 1998. ▼ Falling

Latest (1998)
26,330
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
208th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42,223
in 1970
All-time low
26,330
in 1998
Years of data
29
1970–1998

Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970–1998

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1970198419981970: 42.2k1971: 38.1k1972: 38.8k1973: 28.0k1974: 29.0k1975: 29.8k1976: 31.0k1977: 32.2k1978: 33.1k1979: 33.5k1980: 34.4k1981: 35.0k1982: 33.4k1983: 33.7k1984: 34.0k1985: 32.1k1986: 30.9k1987: 30.5k1988: 30.2k1989: 29.8k1990: 29.4k1991: 29.2k1992: 29.2k1993: 29.0k1994: 27.1k1995: 27.7k1996: 27.7k1997: 27.5k1998: 26.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 26,330 for teachers in primary education, male in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 42,223 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26,330, in 1998.

That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 208th out of 221 groups with data for 1998, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1970 to 1998.
Year Value Change
1970 42,223
1971 38,083 -9.8%
1972 38,786 +1.8%
1973 27,997 -27.8%
1974 28,971 +3.5%
1975 29,832 +3.0%
1976 31,024 +4.0%
1977 32,198 +3.8%
1978 33,069 +2.7%
1979 33,544 +1.4%
1980 34,397 +2.5%
1981 34,992 +1.7%
1982 33,396 -4.6%
1983 33,691 +0.9%
1984 34,032 +1.0%
1985 32,058 -5.8%
1986 30,884 -3.7%
1987 30,496 -1.3%
1988 30,168 -1.1%
1989 29,754 -1.4%
1990 29,416 -1.1%
1991 29,233 -0.6%
1992 29,199 -0.1%
1993 28,955 -0.8%
1994 27,052 -6.6%
1995 27,709 +2.4%
1996 27,680 -0.1%
1997 27,523 -0.6%
1998 26,330 -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33,573 27,997 42,223 10
1980s 32,387 29,754 34,992 10
1990s 28,122 26,330 29,416 9

Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand

  1. 206 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 10 compare
  2. 207 Tuvalu 8 compare
  3. 208 Anguilla 6 compare
  4. 209 Saint Helena 5 compare
  5. 209 Tokelau 5
  6. 211 Montserrat 3 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 26,330 in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 42,223 in 1970.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 26,330 in 1998.
How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for teachers in primary education, male?
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 1998.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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