Trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 91.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 91.2% for trained teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2023.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.1% | — |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.5% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Suriname 100.0% compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Tunisia 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Post-demographic dividend was 91.2% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.