Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, male was 7.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.84 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.84 million
in 2013
All-time low
5.21 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 7.84 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 8.84 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.21 million, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.21 million | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 5.62 million | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 5.92 million | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 6.20 million | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 6.51 million | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 6.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 6.97 million | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 6.76 million | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 6.91 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.23 million | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 7.42 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 7.72 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 7.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 7.97 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.85 million | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.85 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.83 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.87 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.04 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.10 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8.12 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.21 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.23 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 8.34 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.31 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.26 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.33 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.33 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.41 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.48 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.84 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.67 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.73 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.39 million | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.09 million | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.01 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.89 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.84 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.30 million | 5.21 million | 6.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.77 million | 7.23 million | 8.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 million | 8.04 million | 8.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.37 million | 8.26 million | 8.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 million | 8.09 million | 8.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 million | 7.84 million | 8.04 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 7.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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