Teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 5.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.00 million
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
929,042
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: South and West Asia recorded 5.00 million for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 5.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 929,042, in 1971.
That places AIMS: South and West Asia 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.67 million | — |
| 1971 | 929,042 | -65.2% |
| 1972 | 979,276 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 1.04 million | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.73 million | +163.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million | -60.3% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.51 million | +116.5% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 1.29 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 1.49 million | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.29 million | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 1.55 million | -32.2% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.13 million | +35.9% |
| 1991 | 2.13 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.12 million | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.95 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.05 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.04 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 2.36 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.44 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.66 million | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.88 million | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.10 million | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 3.21 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.35 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.58 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.98 million | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 3.19 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.55 million | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 3.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.59 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.29 million | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 4.57 million | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.83 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.00 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.53 million | 929,042 | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million | 1.25 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 1.91 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million | 2.04 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 million | 2.98 million | 4.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 million | 4.57 million | 5.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: South and West Asia
- 18 France 183,071 compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 163,175 compare
- 20 Philippines 141,399 compare
- 21 Spain 139,237 compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 131,265 compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 122,552 compare
- 24 Peru 121,155 compare
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia was 5.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 929,042 in 1971.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release