Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in secondary education, male was 4.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.31 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.95 million
in 2008
All-time low
3.13 million
in 1984
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 4.31 million.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 4.95 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.13 million, in 1984.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.31 million | — |
| 1979 | 3.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 3.31 million | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.25 million | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.20 million | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.18 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.13 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.26 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.23 million | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.43 million | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 3.57 million | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.65 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.71 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.71 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.74 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.76 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.83 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.95 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.99 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.22 million | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 4.05 million | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.22 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.36 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.69 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.91 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.89 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.60 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.53 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.57 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.44 million | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.38 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.35 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.31 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 million | 3.31 million | 3.35 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.32 million | 3.13 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 million | 3.70 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.53 million | 4.05 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 million | 4.38 million | 4.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 million | 4.31 million | 4.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 31 Poland 91,919 compare
- 32 Nepal 90,746 compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 85,274 compare
- 34 Thailand 83,957 compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 81,579 compare
- 36 South Africa 71,830 compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 70,979 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 4.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 million in 1984.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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