Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)

WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1.02 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.02 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.23 million
in 1972
All-time low
1.00 million
in 2005
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 1.02 million for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.23 million in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 2005.

WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 91st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.11 million
1971 1.22 million +9.7%
1972 1.23 million +1.0%
1973 1.21 million -1.7%
1974 1.21 million -0.4%
1975 1.20 million -0.6%
1976 1.17 million -2.3%
1977 1.17 million +0.3%
1978 1.18 million +0.1%
1979 1.09 million -7.3%
1980 1.22 million +11.6%
1981 1.22 million +0.5%
1982 1.22 million +0.2%
1983 1.21 million -1.4%
1984 1.19 million -1.6%
1985 1.18 million -0.6%
1986 1.18 million -0.0%
1987 1.17 million -0.8%
1988 1.20 million +2.8%
1989 1.19 million -1.1%
1990 1.16 million -2.8%
1991 1.15 million -1.1%
1992 1.15 million +0.6%
1993 1.13 million -1.7%
1994 1.13 million -0.5%
1995 1.12 million -0.4%
1996 1.13 million +0.3%
1997 1.12 million -0.4%
1998 1.06 million -5.6%
1999 1.06 million -0.1%
2000 1.06 million -0.0%
2001 1.04 million -1.8%
2002 1.02 million -1.6%
2003 1.01 million -0.8%
2004 1.01 million -0.2%
2005 1.00 million -0.8%
2006 1.01 million +0.6%
2007 1.03 million +2.4%
2008 1.07 million +3.4%
2009 1.05 million -1.7%
2010 1.04 million -1.5%
2011 1.04 million +0.1%
2012 1.03 million -0.7%
2013 1.03 million +0.3%
2014 1.04 million +0.7%
2015 1.04 million +0.1%
2016 1.04 million +0.4%
2017 1.06 million +1.0%
2018 1.04 million -1.4%
2019 1.04 million -0.2%
2020 1.02 million -1.6%
2021 1.02 million -0.3%
2022 1.02 million +0.1%
2023 1.02 million +0.2%
2024 1.02 million -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.18 million 1.09 million 1.23 million 10
1980s 1.20 million 1.17 million 1.22 million 10
1990s 1.12 million 1.06 million 1.16 million 10
2000s 1.03 million 1.00 million 1.07 million 10
2010s 1.04 million 1.03 million 1.06 million 10
2020s 1.02 million 1.02 million 1.02 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)

  1. 88 Paraguay 9,999 compare
  2. 89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,854 compare
  3. 90 Kazakhstan 9,697 compare
  4. 91 Switzerland 9,628 compare
  5. 92 Portugal 9,424 compare
  6. 93 United Arab Emirates 9,204 compare
  7. 94 Sri Lanka 8,899 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 1.02 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2005.
How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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
Source
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.