Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Teachers in primary education, male was 3.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.45 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.48 million
in 2018
All-time low
830,224
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 3.45 million.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 3.48 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 830,224, in 1970.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 830,224 | — |
| 1971 | 851,636 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 900,425 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 939,494 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 969,492 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.05 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 1.26 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.36 million | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.43 million | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.46 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.46 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.45 million | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.48 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.50 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.51 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1.62 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.68 million | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.74 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.78 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.84 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.21 million | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.32 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.57 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.66 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.78 million | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.01 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.35 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.41 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.45 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million | 830,224 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million | 1.26 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million | 1.51 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 1.95 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.10 million | 2.66 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 million | 3.38 million | 3.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 15 Türkiye 115,898 compare
- 16 Japan 109,949 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 100,848 compare
- 18 Thailand 96,835 compare
- 19 Afghanistan 95,218 compare
- 20 Iraq 89,470 compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 87,283 compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 3.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 830,224 in 1970.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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