Teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 3.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.53 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.00 million
in 2007
All-time low
1.26 million
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 3.53 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 4.00 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1970.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 million | — |
| 1978 | 3.02 million | +139.1% |
| 1979 | 3.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.97 million | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.96 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.83 million | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.72 million | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.72 million | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.82 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.93 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.04 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.12 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.16 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.20 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.23 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.29 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.27 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.24 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.43 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.22 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 3.35 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.50 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.75 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.00 million | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.94 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.90 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.88 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.70 million | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.61 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.56 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.52 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.49 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.47 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.53 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.44 million | 1.26 million | 3.04 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.88 million | 2.71 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 million | 3.12 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 million | 3.22 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million | 3.47 million | 3.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million | 3.47 million | 3.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 3.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release