Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: South Asia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 2.43 million for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: South Asia peaked at 2.60 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 1971.
WB: South Asia ranks 53rd 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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.20 million | -46.0% |
| 1972 | 1.24 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.30 million | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.42 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.39 million | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.40 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.45 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.57 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.72 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.71 million | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.92 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.99 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.05 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.06 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.23 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.56 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.48 million | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.26 million | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.40 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.39 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.43 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 million | 1.20 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.41 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 million | 1.85 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 2.01 million | 2.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 2.26 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 million | 2.39 million | 2.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: South Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: South Asia was 2.43 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 1971.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- WB: South Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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.