Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
154
Highest
1.75 million
India
Lowest
1
Niue
Median
8,318
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,349
What the numbers show
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 1.75 million in India; the lowest is 1 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,318, and the mean is 48,673.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 769.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 66.7%).
Teachers in lower secondary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.75 million | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.57 million | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | United States of America | 296,767 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 237,831 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 227,147 | 2021 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 201,586 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 192,017 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 168,950 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 156,779 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 154,757 | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 149,256 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 148,922 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 134,658 | 2024 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 123,322 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 98,761 | 2023 | up 58.2% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 95,221 | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 90,697 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 84,444 | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 19 | France | 80,507 | 2013 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 62,299 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 60,861 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 58,985 | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 23 | Morocco | 57,147 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 53,225 | 2014 | up 769.5% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 53,078 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 45,082 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 43,659 | 2025 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 42,078 | 2008 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 41,795 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 38,584 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 37,702 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 32 | Angola | 35,184 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 33,750 | 2019 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 33,447 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 31,280 | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 30,828 | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 29,980 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 29,043 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 25,868 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 25,174 | 2023 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | 20,300 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 19,825 | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 19,449 | 2022 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 18,637 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 18,592 | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 18,265 | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 16,949 | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 16,502 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 49 | Ecuador | 16,393 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 50 | Liberia | 15,428 | 2022 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 15,102 | 2023 | down 56.0% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 14,668 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 53 | Mozambique | 14,398 | 2013 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Niger | 14,337 | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 13,823 | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 56 | Sweden | 13,646 | 2024 | up 103.6% | falling |
| 57 | Chad | 13,474 | 2023 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 13,279 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 59 | Palestine, State of | 13,272 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 12,558 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 12,551 | 2014 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Kuwait | 11,671 | 2021 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 11,352 | 2011 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 11,344 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 65 | Portugal | 11,238 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 66 | Myanmar | 11,204 | 2018 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 11,192 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11,148 | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 69 | Denmark | 10,492 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 70 | Oman | 10,093 | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 10,044 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 72 | Chile | 9,535 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 9,104 | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 74 | Hungary | 9,022 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 8,974 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 8,501 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 77 | Czechia | 8,396 | 2012 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 78 | Norway | 8,240 | 2024 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 79 | Cambodia | 7,971 | 2024 | down 50.9% | flat |
| 80 | Malaysia | 7,769 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 81 | Burundi | 7,576 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 7,519 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 83 | Croatia | 6,524 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 84 | Hong Kong, China | 6,372 | 2005 | — | flat |
| 85 | Mongolia | 6,155 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 5,891 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 87 | Finland | 5,868 | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 88 | Lebanon | 5,819 | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 89 | Panama | 5,206 | 2017 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 5,114 | 2025 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,006 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 4,760 | 2008 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 4,570 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 4,453 | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 4,264 | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 4,247 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 97 | El Salvador | 4,153 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 98 | Eritrea | 4,108 | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 4,093 | 2022 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 4,008 | 2020 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Lithuania | 3,635 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 102 | Comoros | 3,546 | 2022 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 3,288 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 2,959 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 105 | Qatar | 2,888 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 2,275 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 2,035 | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 1,878 | 2016 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 1,865 | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 110 | Bhutan | 1,779 | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahrain | 1,648 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,511 | 2009 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | 1,308 | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 114 | Latvia | 1,263 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 1,232 | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 1,172 | 2019 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 1,167 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 1,093 | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 119 | Cyprus | 1,065 | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 120 | Estonia | 1,018 | 2024 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 830 | 2022 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 769 | 2012 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 123 | Suriname | 734 | 2021 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 124 | Malta | 623.25 | 2024 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 125 | Macau, China | 579 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 126 | Belize | 566 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 558 | 2017 | up 234.1% | rising |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 411 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 129 | Bahamas | 368 | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 130 | Iceland | 283 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 131 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 235 | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 132 | Barbados | 215 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 178 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 134 | Kiribati | 172 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 135 | Samoa | 156 | 2010 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 136 | Grenada | 154 | 2018 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 153 | 2010 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 138 | Andorra | 145 | 2012 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 109 | 2024 | down 55.9% | rising |
| 140 | Bermuda | 108 | 2016 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 141 | Liechtenstein | 104 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 142 | Monaco | 93 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89 | 2012 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 144 | Dominica | 75 | 2016 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 58 | 2024 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 52 | 2011 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 147 | San Marino | 34 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Gibraltar | 31 | 2017 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 149 | Tuvalu | 25 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Cook Islands | 14 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 151 | Naoero | 8 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 152 | Tokelau | 7 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Montserrat | 4 | 2009 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 154 | Niue | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 9.13 million
- UIS: World 9.13 million
- MDG: World 9.13 million
- WB: World 9.13 million
- UNICEF: World 9.11 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 7.99 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 7.85 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 7.77 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 7.59 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 7.00 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 5.79 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 5.27 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 4.80 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 3.98 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 3.68 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 3.46 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 3.23 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 2.75 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 2.72 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 2.46 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 2.41 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 2.35 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 2.34 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.34 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.34 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 2.33 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 2.29 million
- AIMS: East Asia 2.29 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 2.20 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 2.20 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 2.20 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 2.20 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 2.13 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 2.13 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 2.10 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 2.10 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 2.08 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 2.07 million
- WB: Ida Total 2.02 million
- WB: South Asia 1.94 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release