Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
170
Highest
927,394
India
Lowest
348
Central African Republic
Median
6,402
Years covered
56
1970β2025
Data points
12,637
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 927,394 in India; the lowest is 348 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,402, and the mean is 38,070.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,665.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,542.7%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 84.2%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 927,394 | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China (People's Republic of) | 881,584 | 2011 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 797,537 | 2017 | β | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 314,152 | 1995 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 278,683 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 237,919 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 164,175 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Iran | 151,998 | 2020 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Korea | 143,264 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 107,026 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 106,538 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 101,917 | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 13 | TΓΌrkiye | 99,346 | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 96,152 | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 91,370 | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 16 | Russia | 87,385 | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 17 | Philippines | 81,667 | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela | 80,866 | 2008 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 73,430 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 73,184 | 2009 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 71,939 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 70,475 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 23 | France | 68,937 | 2013 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 58,021 | 2024 | up 1,542.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 50,924 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 26 | Malaysia | 49,466 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 48,578 | 2011 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 43,673 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands | 42,457 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 42,084 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 41,626 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 35,432 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 33,296 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 26,974 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 26,635 | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 26,133 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 24,705 | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24,026 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 39 | Lebanon | 23,783 | 2014 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 23,585 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 23,334 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 21,841 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 21,519 | 2024 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 21,411 | 2014 | up 392.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Norway | 19,309 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 18,980 | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 18,816 | 1992 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 17,364 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 16,332 | 2020 | up 478.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 16,190 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 15,866 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 14,328 | 2025 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 14,286 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 13,702 | 2024 | up 172.9% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 13,602 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Libya | 13,056 | 2002 | β | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 12,699 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 12,611 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 12,480 | 2005 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 11,998 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 11,831 | 2012 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | 11,018 | 2012 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 10,886 | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 10,750 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 65 | Georgia | 10,452 | 2025 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 66 | Mozambique | 10,099 | 2018 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 10,059 | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 9,986 | 2017 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 9,780 | 2024 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Belarus | 9,620 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 71 | Angola | 9,444 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 9,368 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 9,140 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 8,390 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 8,375 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Singapore | 8,326 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 8,029 | 2009 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 78 | Syria | 7,595 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,536 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 80 | New Zealand | 7,167 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 81 | El Salvador | 7,128 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 6,559 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 6,545 | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 84 | Palestine | 6,542 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 6,262 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 86 | Slovak Republic | 6,150 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 87 | Yemen | 6,095 | 2007 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 6,069 | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 89 | Tanzania | 6,008 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 5,886 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 91 | Armenia | 5,741 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,635 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 5,615 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 5,295 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 5,276 | 2020 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 4,945 | 2019 | up 325.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 4,918 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 98 | Hong Kong | 4,848 | 1994 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 4,648 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 100 | Togo | 4,575 | 2021 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Chad | 4,382 | 2020 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Oman | 4,375 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 4,168 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 104 | Burundi | 4,116 | 2025 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 4,112 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 106 | Uganda | 4,100 | 2011 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 107 | Myanmar | 4,059 | 2018 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 108 | Albania | 4,058 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Madagascar | 4,015 | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Congo | 3,897 | 2017 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,458 | 2020 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 3,198 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Latvia | 2,962 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 2,583 | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 2,412 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 2,244 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 117 | Benin | 2,134 | 2018 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 2,120 | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Moldova | 2,059 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 120 | Namibia | 2,050 | 2022 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Botswana | 1,899 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Macao | 1,857 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 123 | Liberia | 1,789 | 2012 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 1,723 | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 1,686 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 1,502 | 1999 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 1,331 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,138 | 2004 | up 251.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 1,135 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 1,082 | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritius | 1,040 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 1,023 | 2002 | β | volatile |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 890 | 2018 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 760 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 135 | Grenada | 759 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 667 | 2011 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 137 | Eritrea | 626 | 2016 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Lesotho | 520 | 2018 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Bhutan | 509 | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Brunei | 485 | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritania | 415 | 2013 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 142 | Eswatini | 413 | 2015 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 143 | Haiti | 411 | 1986 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 403 | 2007 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 395 | 2012 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Gambia | 326 | 2012 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 320 | 2012 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 148 | Andorra | 308 | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 304 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 276 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 151 | Samoa | 262 | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 185 | 1991 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 153 | San Marino | 172 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 154 | United States Virgin Islands | 137 | 2007 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 155 | Djibouti | 101 | 2007 | up 621.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 101 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 157 | Tonga | 92 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 158 | Liechtenstein | 85 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 159 | Aruba | 64 | 2016 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 160 | Monaco | 45 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 | 1990 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 39 | 1984 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 28 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 164 | Seychelles | 27 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 165 | Bermuda | 25 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 166 | Dominica | 23 | 1993 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 14 | 2008 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 211 | South Africa | 16,967 | 1994 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 222 | Central African Republic | 348 | 2011 | up 18.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 8.14 million
- SDG: World 8.14 million
- UIS: World 8.14 million
- WB: World 8.14 million
- UNICEF: World 8.12 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 5.81 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 5.62 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 5.59 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 5.38 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 5.18 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 4.97 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 4.45 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release