Teachers in 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 secondary education, male was 7.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.59 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.35 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 7.59 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 7.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th 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 in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.09 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.35 million | -56.2% |
| 1972 | 1.41 million | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.48 million | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 3.19 million | +115.7% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million | -51.4% |
| 1976 | 1.61 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.72 million | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 3.10 million | +80.2% |
| 1980 | 1.87 million | -39.8% |
| 1981 | 1.91 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.04 million | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.17 million | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 2.26 million | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.09 million | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 2.38 million | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 2.46 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.52 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.53 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.13 million | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 3.17 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.18 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.99 million | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 3.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.08 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.14 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.21 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.28 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.20 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.60 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.10 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 4.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.41 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.69 million | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.86 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.04 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.27 million | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.01 million | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 5.25 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.67 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.55 million | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 6.86 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.14 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 7.59 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 million | 1.35 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 million | 1.87 million | 3.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 million | 2.99 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 million | 3.32 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 million | 5.01 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.18 million | 6.86 million | 7.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 7.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in 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 44.6%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release