Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.45 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 2.45 million for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 4.53 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.45 million | — |
| 1974 | 3.64 million | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 3.86 million | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4.01 million | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.17 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.88 million | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 3.97 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4.23 million | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 4.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.48 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 4.53 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.46 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.33 million | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 4.29 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.25 million | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.21 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.22 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.18 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.15 million | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.09 million | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.05 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.02 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.01 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.99 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.98 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.97 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.87 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.72 million | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.87 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.66 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.66 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.74 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.60 million | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.56 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.52 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.45 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.39 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.30 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.24 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.01 million | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.87 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.81 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.63 million | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.45 million | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.85 million | 3.45 million | 4.17 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.33 million | 4.21 million | 4.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 million | 3.94 million | 4.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million | 3.56 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million | 2.87 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million | 2.45 million | 2.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 2.45 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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) 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.