Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Teachers in secondary education, male was 987,194 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
987,194
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 million
in 2023
All-time low
237,674
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 987,194 for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.02 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 237,674, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 303,837 | — |
| 1971 | 282,115 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 286,228 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 293,937 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 301,048 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 312,483 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 330,242 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 337,976 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 356,086 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 237,674 | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 394,396 | +65.9% |
| 1981 | 407,658 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 416,074 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 440,085 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 453,939 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 474,855 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 502,382 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 525,935 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 545,350 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 541,003 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 555,576 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 577,253 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 580,822 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 599,354 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 616,021 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 641,792 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 668,373 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 707,051 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 710,984 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 711,984 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 743,489 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 761,553 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 765,987 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 802,299 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 816,880 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 821,694 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 851,467 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 877,785 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 879,779 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 921,238 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 929,002 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 976,782 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 985,602 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 981,512 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 974,042 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 979,537 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 978,958 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 976,865 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 989,514 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 971,686 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 989,037 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 980,859 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 942,243 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 987,194 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 304,163 | 237,674 | 356,086 | 10 |
| 1980s | 470,168 | 394,396 | 545,350 | 10 |
| 1990s | 636,921 | 555,576 | 711,984 | 10 |
| 2000s | 824,217 | 743,489 | 921,238 | 10 |
| 2010s | 974,350 | 929,002 | 989,514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 984,287 | 942,243 | 1.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 987,194 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,674 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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