Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in primary education, male was 9.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.70 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.43 million
in 2016
All-time low
5.69 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 9.70 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 10.43 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.69 million, in 1971.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.69 million | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 6.12 million | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 6.42 million | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 6.71 million | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 7.03 million | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 7.25 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 7.53 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 7.33 million | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 7.41 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 7.83 million | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 8.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 8.35 million | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 8.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.63 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.51 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 8.54 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 8.53 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.58 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 8.76 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.84 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.88 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.98 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.01 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.08 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.24 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.23 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.68 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.87 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.97 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.38 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.15 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.92 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.68 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.68 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.70 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.82 million | 5.69 million | 7.53 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.44 million | 7.83 million | 8.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.02 million | 8.76 million | 9.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.46 million | 9.23 million | 9.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 million | 9.87 million | 10.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 million | 9.68 million | 9.89 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 9.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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