Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Teachers in primary education, male was 288,590 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
288,590
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
304,369
in 2008
All-time low
243,414
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America is 288,590, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America peaked at 304,369 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 243,414, in 1993.
UNICEF: North America ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 262,026 | — |
| 1993 | 243,414 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 246,429 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 248,476 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 252,047 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 259,765 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 256,396 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 263,843 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 270,196 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 258,787 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 244,929 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 244,483 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 243,655 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 244,552 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 246,643 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 274,456 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 304,369 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 281,685 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 278,526 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 275,783 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 271,681 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 267,323 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 269,245 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 275,439 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 283,625 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 288,335 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 289,012 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 287,221 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 288,203 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 285,109 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 287,358 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 289,255 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 288,590 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,050 | 243,414 | 263,843 | 8 |
| 2000s | 261,376 | 243,655 | 304,369 | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,619 | 267,323 | 289,012 | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,703 | 285,109 | 289,255 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 161 Guadeloupe 688
- 162 French Polynesia 671 compare
- 163 Iceland 660 compare
- 164 Belize 564 compare
- 165 Macau, China 547 compare
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 538 compare
- 167 Uruguay 506 compare
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3047 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America?
- Teachers in primary education, male in UNICEF: North America was 288,590 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 304,369 in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,414 in 1993.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America 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