Trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only
IBRD only: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only is 84.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only peaked at 85.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2016.
That places IBRD only 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.8% | — |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.5% | 71.6% | 79.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 80.2% | 85.2% | 5 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in IBRD only was 84.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2016.
- How does IBRD only rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- IBRD only ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.