Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total
IDA total: Trained teachers in preprimary education, male was 74.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total, 2005–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total is 74.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total peaked at 74.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2013.
That places IDA total 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.8% | — |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 59.3% | 62.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.2% | 74.9% | 8 |
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in IDA total was 74.9% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2013.
- How does IDA total rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, male?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2017.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.