Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 658,309 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
658,309
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.06 million
in 2016
All-time low
554,882
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 658,309 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.06 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 554,882, in 1977.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 557,037
1971 571,013 +2.5%
1972 581,555 +1.8%
1973 580,336 -0.2%
1974 588,979 +1.5%
1975 604,150 +2.6%
1976 611,644 +1.2%
1977 554,882 -9.3%
1978 618,954 +11.5%
1979 629,017 +1.6%
1980 673,216 +7.0%
1981 727,647 +8.1%
1982 771,584 +6.0%
1983 850,335 +10.2%
1984 878,890 +3.4%
1985 857,697 -2.4%
1986 855,867 -0.2%
1987 839,826 -1.9%
1988 819,666 -2.4%
1989 827,026 +0.9%
1990 832,693 +0.7%
1991 827,337 -0.6%
1992 819,084 -1.0%
1993 815,741 -0.4%
1994 818,713 +0.4%
1995 825,629 +0.8%
1996 836,078 +1.3%
1997 852,011 +1.9%
1998 869,959 +2.1%
1999 874,527 +0.5%
2000 838,391 -4.1%
2001 837,240 -0.1%
2002 885,035 +5.7%
2003 874,639 -1.2%
2004 903,271 +3.3%
2005 777,037 -14.0%
2006 844,074 +8.6%
2007 890,600 +5.5%
2008 784,557 -11.9%
2009 793,705 +1.2%
2010 818,217 +3.1%
2011 827,438 +1.1%
2012 838,176 +1.3%
2013 949,760 +13.3%
2014 940,499 -1.0%
2015 988,830 +5.1%
2016 1.06 million +7.1%
2017 877,842 -17.1%
2018 804,331 -8.4%
2019 847,429 +5.4%
2020 776,776 -8.3%
2021 739,668 -4.8%
2022 703,919 -4.8%
2023 665,898 -5.4%
2024 658,309 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 589,757 554,882 629,017 10
1980s 810,175 673,216 878,890 10
1990s 837,177 815,741 874,527 10
2000s 842,855 777,037 903,271 10
2010s 895,168 804,331 1.06 million 10
2020s 708,914 658,309 776,776 5

Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 126 Russian Federation 2,375 compare
  2. 127 Solomon Islands 2,283 compare
  3. 128 Azerbaijan 2,256 compare
  4. 129 Comoros 2,243 compare
  5. 130 Equatorial Guinea 2,236 compare
  6. 131 Fiji 2,226 compare
  7. 132 Bahrain 2,152 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 658,309 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 554,882 in 1977.
How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.