Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 2.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 2.35 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 2.39 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 22nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.27 million | — |
| 1994 | 1.20 million | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 2.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.35 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 million | 1.13 million | 1.27 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 1.17 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 1.55 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million | 2.31 million | 2.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 2.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 22nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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