Teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 1.18 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 368,884, in 1998.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 72nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 449,034 | — |
| 1998 | 368,884 | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 377,885 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 404,425 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 419,571 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 455,836 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 498,126 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 521,596 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 579,660 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 610,805 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 640,109 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 651,136 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 701,750 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 754,205 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 772,807 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 800,141 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 857,156 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 905,117 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 933,649 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 956,127 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 967,583 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 398,601 | 368,884 | 449,034 | 3 |
| 2000s | 548,301 | 404,425 | 701,750 | 10 |
| 2010s | 896,902 | 754,205 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 1.04 million | 1.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,884 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 72nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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