Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teachers in secondary education, male was 15.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.67 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.67 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.20 million
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 15.67 million for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 15.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.20 million, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.13 million | — |
| 1972 | 4.20 million | -31.5% |
| 1973 | 4.57 million | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 6.41 million | +40.3% |
| 1975 | 5.00 million | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 5.26 million | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 5.88 million | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 6.38 million | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 8.03 million | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 6.92 million | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 6.92 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.03 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.22 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 7.92 million | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 7.48 million | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 7.77 million | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 7.97 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.09 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.77 million | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 8.78 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.80 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.64 million | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.74 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.85 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.06 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.18 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 9.29 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.58 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.54 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.95 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 10.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.92 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.29 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 11.88 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 12.31 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.86 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.63 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.18 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.61 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.43 million | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 14.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 15.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15.67 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.76 million | 4.20 million | 8.03 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.45 million | 6.92 million | 8.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.93 million | 8.64 million | 9.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.89 million | 9.54 million | 12.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.27 million | 12.63 million | 14.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 million | 14.78 million | 15.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 Pakistan 891,760 compare
- 4 United States of America 647,963 compare
- 5 Indonesia 512,365 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 512,328 compare
- 7 Japan 472,930 compare
- 8 Nigeria 450,108 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 407,723 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 15.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.20 million in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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