Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 3.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.68 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
15th
of 213 groups
All-time high
3.68 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.78 million
in 1999
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1993200820241993: 1.9M1994: 1.8M1995: 1.9M1996: 1.9M1997: 1.9M1998: 1.8M1999: 1.8M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.9M2002: 2.0M2003: 2.0M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.2M2006: 2.2M2007: 2.4M2008: 2.4M2009: 2.5M2010: 2.5M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.8M2014: 2.9M2015: 3.0M2016: 3.2M2017: 3.2M2018: 3.3M2019: 3.6M2020: 3.6M2021: 3.6M2022: 3.5M2023: 3.7M2024: 3.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 3.68 million for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 3.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million, in 1999.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th of 213 groups on this measure, 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 1.90 million
1994 1.83 million -3.5%
1995 1.89 million +3.0%
1996 1.89 million +0.1%
1997 1.90 million +0.6%
1998 1.80 million -5.4%
1999 1.78 million -0.7%
2000 1.84 million +3.2%
2001 1.89 million +2.7%
2002 1.97 million +4.0%
2003 2.04 million +4.0%
2004 2.09 million +2.1%
2005 2.22 million +6.4%
2006 2.24 million +0.8%
2007 2.36 million +5.7%
2008 2.43 million +3.0%
2009 2.50 million +2.6%
2010 2.54 million +1.9%
2011 2.56 million +0.7%
2012 2.63 million +2.6%
2013 2.83 million +7.9%
2014 2.94 million +3.7%
2015 2.97 million +1.2%
2016 3.15 million +6.1%
2017 3.25 million +3.0%
2018 3.27 million +0.8%
2019 3.57 million +9.0%
2020 3.62 million +1.3%
2021 3.60 million -0.4%
2022 3.55 million -1.6%
2023 3.66 million +3.2%
2024 3.68 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.85 million 1.78 million 1.90 million 7
2000s 2.16 million 1.84 million 2.50 million 10
2010s 2.97 million 2.54 million 3.57 million 10
2020s 3.62 million 3.55 million 3.68 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 12 Pakistan 148,922 compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 134,658 compare
  3. 14 Egypt 123,322 compare
  4. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98,761 compare
  5. 16 Ghana 95,221 compare
  6. 17 Philippines 90,697 compare
  7. 18 Viet Nam 84,444 compare

See the full ranking of 367 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 3.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 3.68 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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