Teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 2.29 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 2.29 million for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 2.86 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million, in 2024.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 28th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.50 million | — |
| 1995 | 2.50 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.58 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.66 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.81 million | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.73 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.81 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.85 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.70 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.52 million | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.37 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.56 million | 2.50 million | 2.66 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.79 million | 2.69 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 million | 2.46 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 million | 2.29 million | 2.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in AIMS: East Asia was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2024.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 28th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release