Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, male was 4.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.47 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.60 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.85 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 4.47 million for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.60 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million, in 1971.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.86 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.85 million | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 1.93 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 2.00 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.04 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.13 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.17 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.25 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2.33 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.59 million | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.69 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.77 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.76 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.82 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.88 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.05 million | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 3.02 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.17 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.28 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.40 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.24 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.55 million | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.54 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.50 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.33 million | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.34 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.37 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.45 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 4.47 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 million | 1.85 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 million | 2.41 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 million | 3.02 million | 3.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 million | 3.61 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 million | 4.09 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 million | 4.37 million | 4.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 119,986 compare
- 14 Uganda 117,982 compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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