Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1.78 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia is 1.78 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 3.64 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million, in 2024.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.89 million | — |
| 1974 | 3.07 million | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3.27 million | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 3.41 million | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 3.62 million | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 3.30 million | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 3.34 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 3.55 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.60 million | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 3.51 million | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.36 million | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.34 million | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.31 million | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.29 million | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.30 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.27 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.26 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.19 million | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.15 million | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.12 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.12 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.10 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.08 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.06 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.95 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.87 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.73 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.75 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.70 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.65 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.60 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.34 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.19 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.08 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.97 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.78 million | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.27 million | 2.89 million | 3.62 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.44 million | 3.29 million | 3.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 million | 3.03 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million | 2.65 million | 2.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million | 2.03 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 million | 1.78 million | 2.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia was 1.78 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 million in 1982.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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.