Teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Teachers in primary education, male was 131,313 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
131,313
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
131,313
in 2024
All-time low
58,058
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids stood at 131,313. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 131,313 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58,058, in 1971.
That places UNESCO: Sids 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58,058 | — |
| 1972 | 59,340 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 60,922 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 65,013 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 68,712 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 65,235 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 67,510 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 68,607 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 68,929 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 69,361 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 68,501 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 67,675 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 68,846 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 70,313 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 70,904 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 72,531 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 71,375 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 73,235 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 73,747 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 73,901 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71,666 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 74,671 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 78,912 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 80,294 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 79,006 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 84,671 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 91,700 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 86,715 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 99,361 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 94,375 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 92,649 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 93,072 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 97,201 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 100,965 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 100,845 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 102,853 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 105,829 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 113,105 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 106,523 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 114,703 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 120,316 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 128,649 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 125,651 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 126,850 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 127,931 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 129,101 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 127,480 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 123,934 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 124,832 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 123,914 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 124,723 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 124,397 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 128,473 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 131,313 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,703 | 58,058 | 68,929 | 9 |
| 1980s | 70,649 | 67,675 | 73,747 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,090 | 71,666 | 99,361 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,742 | 92,649 | 113,105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,945 | 114,703 | 129,101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,564 | 123,914 | 131,313 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 181 Grenada 149 compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 147 compare
- 183 Bahamas 133 compare
- 184 Republic of Moldova 129 compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 118 compare
- 186 Kiribati 115 compare
- 187 Belarus 109 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- Teachers in primary education, male in UNESCO: Sids was 131,313 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 131,313 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,058 in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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