Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 2.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.13 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
33rd
of 213 groups
All-time high
2.17 million
in 2020
All-time low
956,142
in 1999
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200820241993: 1.2M1994: 1.1M1995: 1.1M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 968.3k1999: 956.1k2000: 987.5k2001: 995.2k2002: 1.0M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.8M2018: 1.8M2019: 2.1M2020: 2.2M2021: 2.2M2022: 2.1M2023: 2.1M2024: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 2.13 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 2.17 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 956,142, in 1999.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 33rd of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 1.17 million
1994 1.09 million -7.0%
1995 1.13 million +3.8%
1996 1.10 million -2.4%
1997 1.10 million +0.1%
1998 968,345 -12.1%
1999 956,142 -1.3%
2000 987,513 +3.3%
2001 995,233 +0.8%
2002 1.04 million +4.8%
2003 1.08 million +3.8%
2004 1.10 million +1.5%
2005 1.21 million +10.3%
2006 1.23 million +1.3%
2007 1.32 million +7.9%
2008 1.36 million +3.0%
2009 1.39 million +1.7%
2010 1.43 million +2.7%
2011 1.37 million -3.9%
2012 1.41 million +3.0%
2013 1.54 million +8.8%
2014 1.60 million +4.3%
2015 1.60 million +0.1%
2016 1.74 million +8.5%
2017 1.80 million +3.6%
2018 1.81 million +0.6%
2019 2.12 million +16.9%
2020 2.17 million +2.5%
2021 2.15 million -0.7%
2022 2.10 million -2.5%
2023 2.09 million -0.6%
2024 2.13 million +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.07 million 956,142 1.17 million 7
2000s 1.17 million 987,513 1.39 million 10
2010s 1.64 million 1.37 million 2.12 million 10
2020s 2.13 million 2.09 million 2.17 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 30 Nepal 38,584 compare
  2. 31 Burkina Faso 37,702 compare
  3. 32 Angola 35,184 compare
  4. 33 Madagascar 33,750 compare
  5. 34 Afghanistan 33,447 compare
  6. 35 South Africa 31,280 compare
  7. 36 Mali 30,828 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 2.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 956,142 in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 33rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
367 places, 8,349 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release