Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 2.83 million for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 3.01 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 1971.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.36 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.34 million | -43.2% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.43 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.53 million | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.61 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.59 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.64 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.70 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.82 million | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.91 million | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.94 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.00 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.96 million | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.10 million | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.13 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.40 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.42 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.42 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.51 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.49 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.01 million | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.88 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.68 million | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.78 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.83 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 million | 1.34 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 million | 1.59 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 million | 2.13 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million | 2.44 million | 2.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 million | 2.68 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million | 2.77 million | 2.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Southern Asia was 2.83 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 1971.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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.