Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in secondary education, male (number) was 10.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 10.67 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 10.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.27 million | -35.6% |
| 1972 | 3.46 million | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 3.80 million | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 5.54 million | +45.9% |
| 1975 | 4.14 million | -25.4% |
| 1976 | 4.31 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.87 million | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 5.31 million | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 6.71 million | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 5.42 million | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 5.40 million | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.47 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.57 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.56 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.50 million | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 5.75 million | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 5.98 million | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 6.14 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 6.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6.87 million | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 6.88 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.89 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.71 million | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.87 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 7.01 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 7.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.11 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.99 million | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.31 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.17 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.51 million | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.76 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.97 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.23 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.83 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.10 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.26 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.61 million | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.31 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 9.19 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.84 million | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 10.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 10.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.67 million | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +45.9% | 3.80 million | 5.54 million |
| 1971 | -35.6% | 5.08 million | 3.27 million |
| 1975 | -25.4% | 5.54 million | 4.14 million |
| 1979 | +26.5% | 5.31 million | 6.71 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.65 million | 3.27 million | 6.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.80 million | 5.40 million | 6.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.91 million | 6.71 million | 7.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.14 million | 7.17 million | 9.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 million | 8.61 million | 9.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 million | 10.09 million | 10.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 10.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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