Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 765,771 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 765,771 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 820,513 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 330,771, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 349,936 | — |
| 1971 | 331,892 | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 345,821 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 355,373 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 363,229 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 373,463 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 390,533 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 400,023 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 406,883 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 330,771 | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 429,781 | +29.9% |
| 1981 | 435,386 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 447,216 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 459,948 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 468,196 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 485,000 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 495,768 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 512,541 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 524,616 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 606,046 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 548,830 | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 565,717 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 561,296 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 583,038 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 593,228 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 604,229 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 619,151 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 664,387 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 663,808 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 655,947 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 671,997 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 684,254 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 689,713 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 687,668 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 691,168 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 697,866 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 715,868 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 708,284 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 732,755 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 740,435 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 745,030 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 761,445 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 802,403 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 808,384 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 820,513 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 814,703 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 803,716 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 790,403 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 797,206 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 796,593 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 800,267 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 792,533 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 750,986 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 783,497 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 765,771 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 364,792 | 330,771 | 406,883 | 10 |
| 1980s | 486,450 | 429,781 | 606,046 | 10 |
| 1990s | 605,963 | 548,830 | 664,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,001 | 671,997 | 740,435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,040 | 745,030 | 820,513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 778,611 | 750,986 | 800,267 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 111 Panama 4,443 compare
- 112 Botswana 4,309 compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 4,201 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 4,188 compare
- 115 New Zealand 4,092 compare
- 116 Lebanon 3,661 compare
- 117 Timor-Leste 3,372 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 765,771 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 820,513 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,771 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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How this figure is calculated
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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.