Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Teachers in secondary education, male was 426,960 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
426,960
Change on year
down 10.0%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
522,242
in 2012
All-time low
77,686
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 426,960.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 522,242 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77,686, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90,625 | — |
| 1971 | 77,686 | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 79,492 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 83,860 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 87,063 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 93,899 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 105,896 | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 107,327 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 119,335 | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 132,831 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 146,696 | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 153,999 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 154,529 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 172,057 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 179,129 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 191,456 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 208,434 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 225,496 | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 239,158 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 228,300 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 237,635 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 261,828 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 259,974 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 273,257 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 284,765 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 302,640 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 323,707 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 362,580 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 361,730 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 358,791 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 381,365 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 391,365 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 393,750 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 422,522 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 427,778 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 439,977 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 452,881 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 469,875 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 475,898 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 485,318 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 487,059 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 522,003 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 522,242 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 501,847 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 485,411 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 483,475 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 481,978 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 479,889 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 483,476 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 476,505 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 473,877 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 465,721 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 413,381 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 474,266 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 426,960 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,801 | 77,686 | 132,831 | 10 |
| 1980s | 189,925 | 146,696 | 239,158 | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,691 | 237,635 | 362,580 | 10 |
| 2000s | 434,073 | 381,365 | 485,318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 492,388 | 476,505 | 522,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,841 | 413,381 | 474,266 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 177 Kiribati 360 compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 314 compare
- 179 Seychelles 308 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 298 compare
- 181 Grenada 294 compare
- 182 Guam 265 compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 258 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 426,960 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 522,242 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,686 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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