Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Teachers in primary education, male was 342,650 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
342,650
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
507,467
in 1972
All-time low
339,500
in 2020
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 342,650 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 507,467 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 339,500, in 2020.
SDG: Europe ranks 152nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 409,681 | — |
| 1971 | 500,920 | +22.3% |
| 1972 | 507,467 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 500,387 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 502,334 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 499,201 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 488,182 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 492,655 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 494,653 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 498,202 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 498,515 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 501,521 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 497,788 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 483,236 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 467,067 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 469,053 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 470,750 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 464,788 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 466,230 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 458,029 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 453,927 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 446,937 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 439,446 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 446,080 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 433,416 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 421,714 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 442,646 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 445,776 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 440,249 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 434,558 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 429,378 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 421,300 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 415,693 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 405,739 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 398,634 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 396,156 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 387,183 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 387,507 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 378,557 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 381,503 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 364,102 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 362,529 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 353,240 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 349,580 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 350,807 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 361,397 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 365,643 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 377,342 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 370,860 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 365,681 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 339,500 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 342,946 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 344,263 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 342,907 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 342,650 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 489,368 | 409,681 | 507,467 | 10 |
| 1980s | 477,698 | 458,029 | 501,521 | 10 |
| 1990s | 440,475 | 421,714 | 453,927 | 10 |
| 2000s | 400,165 | 378,557 | 429,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,118 | 349,580 | 377,342 | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,453 | 339,500 | 344,263 | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe?
- Teachers in primary education, male in SDG: Europe was 342,650 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 507,467 in 1972.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,500 in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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