Teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 2.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.75 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 213 groups
All-time high
2.76 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.39 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 2.75 million.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 2.76 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million, in 1998.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 18th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.47 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.39 million | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.46 million | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.71 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.38 million | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.57 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.62 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.76 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.39 million | 1.47 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.46 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 2.13 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million | 2.62 million | 2.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98,761 compare
- 16 Ghana 95,221 compare
- 17 Philippines 90,697 compare
- 18 Viet Nam 84,444 compare
- 19 France 80,507 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 62,299 compare
- 21 Spain 60,861 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 2.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 18th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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