Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1.91 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.91 million
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.85 million
in 1982
All-time low
1.91 million
in 2024
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1973–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) stood at 1.91 million. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 3.85 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million, in 2024.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1973 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1973 3.07 million
1974 3.25 million +5.9%
1975 3.46 million +6.3%
1976 3.58 million +3.6%
1977 3.80 million +6.1%
1978 3.48 million -8.3%
1979 3.52 million +1.2%
1980 3.71 million +5.2%
1981 3.76 million +1.4%
1982 3.85 million +2.5%
1983 3.81 million -1.2%
1984 3.72 million -2.4%
1985 3.57 million -3.9%
1986 3.54 million -0.9%
1987 3.51 million -0.7%
1988 3.49 million -0.7%
1989 3.49 million +0.1%
1990 3.46 million -1.0%
1991 3.44 million -0.4%
1992 3.38 million -2.0%
1993 3.33 million -1.5%
1994 3.31 million -0.6%
1995 3.31 million -0.0%
1996 3.27 million -1.2%
1997 3.24 million -0.7%
1998 3.17 million -2.3%
1999 3.14 million -0.9%
2000 3.09 million -1.4%
2001 3.05 million -1.3%
2002 2.86 million -6.3%
2003 2.89 million +0.8%
2004 2.99 million +3.5%
2005 2.91 million -2.5%
2006 2.84 million -2.4%
2007 2.87 million +0.9%
2008 2.82 million -1.8%
2009 2.77 million -1.6%
2010 2.72 million -2.0%
2011 2.64 million -2.6%
2012 2.59 million -1.9%
2013 2.52 million -2.6%
2014 2.46 million -2.5%
2015 2.38 million -3.4%
2016 2.31 million -2.7%
2017 2.26 million -2.4%
2018 2.20 million -2.4%
2019 2.16 million -2.0%
2020 2.13 million -1.4%
2021 2.10 million -1.5%
2022 2.04 million -2.7%
2023 1.98 million -3.0%
2024 1.91 million -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.45 million 3.07 million 3.80 million 7
1980s 3.64 million 3.49 million 3.85 million 10
1990s 3.30 million 3.14 million 3.46 million 10
2000s 2.91 million 2.77 million 3.09 million 10
2010s 2.43 million 2.16 million 2.72 million 10
2020s 2.03 million 1.91 million 2.13 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 62 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26,401 compare
  2. 63 Guinea 25,935 compare
  3. 64 Australia 23,978 compare
  4. 65 Tunisia 23,764 compare
  5. 66 Papua New Guinea 20,710 compare
  6. 67 Libya 20,069 compare
  7. 68 Burundi 19,346 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 1.91 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 3.85 million in 1982.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.