Teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in secondary education, male was 5.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.51 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.51 million
in 2024
All-time low
923,638
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 5.51 million for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 5.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 923,638, in 1973.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 923,638 | — |
| 1974 | 942,098 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 976,615 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.05 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.45 million | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.51 million | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.64 million | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.90 million | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.92 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.02 million | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.09 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.24 million | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.31 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.41 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.45 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.57 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.11 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.41 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.73 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.13 million | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 4.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.60 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.67 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 5.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.38 million | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5.51 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 923,638 | 1.18 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.57 million | 1.25 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 million | 2.02 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 million | 2.57 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 million | 3.73 million | 4.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million | 4.87 million | 5.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 15 Germany 223,415 compare
- 16 Ethiopia 210,129 compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 205,950 compare
- 18 France 183,071 compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 163,175 compare
- 20 Philippines 141,399 compare
- 21 Spain 139,237 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 5.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 923,638 in 1973.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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