Teachers in primary education, male in United States of America
United States of America: Teachers in primary education, male was 223,288 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in United States of America, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 223,288 for teachers in primary education, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in United States of America peaked at 228,748 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 192,806, in 1993.
That places United States of America 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 192,806 | — |
| 1994 | 195,094 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 199,121 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 202,723 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 213,070 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 216,736 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 220,339 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 226,740 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 228,748 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 226,605 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 224,094 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 223,824 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 221,078 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 222,576 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 223,288 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,563 | 192,806 | 213,070 | 5 |
| 2010s | 223,877 | 216,736 | 228,748 | 6 |
| 2020s | 222,692 | 221,078 | 223,824 | 4 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in United States of America?
- Teachers in primary education, male in United States of America was 223,288 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 228,748 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,806 in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release