Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: Teachers in primary education, male was 164,752 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
164,752
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
222,809
in 1996
All-time low
160,839
in 2019
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1980–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1980200220241980: 218.9k1981: 197.3k1982: 207.5k1983: 207.6k1984: 207.0k1985: 208.1k1986: 200.0k1987: 214.4k1988: 217.9k1989: 206.7k1990: 205.5k1991: 202.9k1992: 213.2k1993: 218.8k1994: 220.0k1995: 215.7k1996: 222.8k1997: 217.1k1998: 217.3k1999: 217.1k2000: 213.4k2001: 213.2k2002: 215.8k2003: 207.3k2004: 212.3k2005: 212.1k2006: 209.9k2007: 212.9k2008: 213.1k2009: 203.0k2010: 201.1k2011: 203.3k2012: 200.7k2013: 174.5k2014: 176.8k2015: 177.9k2016: 175.7k2017: 176.2k2018: 164.3k2019: 160.8k2020: 166.5k2021: 164.7k2022: 164.4k2023: 164.7k2024: 164.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States stood at 164,752.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States peaked at 222,809 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 160,839, in 2019.

That places UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 218,898
1981 197,270 -9.9%
1982 207,496 +5.2%
1983 207,553 +0.0%
1984 207,039 -0.2%
1985 208,107 +0.5%
1986 199,981 -3.9%
1987 214,415 +7.2%
1988 217,870 +1.6%
1989 206,735 -5.1%
1990 205,458 -0.6%
1991 202,883 -1.3%
1992 213,150 +5.1%
1993 218,829 +2.7%
1994 220,032 +0.5%
1995 215,659 -2.0%
1996 222,809 +3.3%
1997 217,076 -2.6%
1998 217,335 +0.1%
1999 217,091 -0.1%
2000 213,448 -1.7%
2001 213,151 -0.1%
2002 215,781 +1.2%
2003 207,319 -3.9%
2004 212,263 +2.4%
2005 212,140 -0.1%
2006 209,900 -1.1%
2007 212,858 +1.4%
2008 213,136 +0.1%
2009 203,044 -4.7%
2010 201,137 -0.9%
2011 203,328 +1.1%
2012 200,722 -1.3%
2013 174,536 -13.0%
2014 176,777 +1.3%
2015 177,893 +0.6%
2016 175,667 -1.3%
2017 176,240 +0.3%
2018 164,339 -6.8%
2019 160,839 -2.1%
2020 166,453 +3.5%
2021 164,666 -1.1%
2022 164,358 -0.2%
2023 164,662 +0.2%
2024 164,752 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 208,536 197,270 218,898 10
1990s 215,032 202,883 222,809 10
2000s 211,304 203,044 215,781 10
2010s 181,148 160,839 203,328 10
2020s 164,978 164,358 166,453 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

  1. 175 Slovenia 233 compare
  2. 176 Suriname 228 compare
  3. 177 French Guiana 209 compare
  4. 178 Marshall Islands 186 compare
  5. 179 American Samoa 183 compare
  6. 180 Tonga 178 compare
  7. 181 Grenada 149 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States was 164,752 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The highest recorded value was 222,809 in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The lowest recorded value was 160,839 in 2019.
How does UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank for teachers in primary education, male?
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 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