Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
172
Highest
927,394
India
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
6,206
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
12,637
What the numbers show
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 927,394 in India; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,206, and the mean is 37,627.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 1,542.7%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 100.0%).
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 927,394 | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 881,584 | 2011 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 797,537 | 2017 | — | 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 | South 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 | Turkey | 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 | South Africa | 16,967 | 1994 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 16,332 | 2020 | up 478.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 16,190 | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Belgium | 15,866 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 14,328 | 2025 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 14,286 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 55 | Senegal | 13,702 | 2024 | up 172.9% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 13,602 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Libya | 13,056 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 12,699 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 12,611 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 60 | Iraq | 12,480 | 2005 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 11,998 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 11,831 | 2012 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Czechia | 11,018 | 2012 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 64 | Uruguay | 10,886 | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 10,750 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 66 | Georgia | 10,452 | 2025 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 67 | Mozambique | 10,099 | 2018 | up 300.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 10,059 | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 9,986 | 2017 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 9,780 | 2024 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 9,620 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 72 | Angola | 9,444 | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 9,368 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 9,140 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 75 | Finland | 8,390 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 8,375 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 8,326 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 8,029 | 2009 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 79 | Syria | 7,595 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,536 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | New Zealand | 7,167 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 7,128 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 6,559 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 84 | Panama | 6,545 | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine | 6,542 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 6,262 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 87 | Slovakia | 6,150 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 88 | Yemen | 6,095 | 2007 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 6,069 | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 90 | Tanzania | 6,008 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 5,886 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 5,741 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,635 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 94 | Cameroon | 5,615 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 5,295 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 5,276 | 2020 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Niger | 4,945 | 2019 | up 325.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 4,918 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 4,848 | 1994 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 4,648 | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 101 | Togo | 4,575 | 2021 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Chad | 4,382 | 2020 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 4,375 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 4,168 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 105 | Burundi | 4,116 | 2025 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 4,112 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 107 | Uganda | 4,100 | 2011 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 108 | Myanmar | 4,059 | 2018 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 4,058 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Madagascar | 4,015 | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Congo | 3,897 | 2017 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,458 | 2020 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Rwanda | 3,198 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 2,962 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea | 2,583 | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Estonia | 2,412 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 2,244 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 118 | Benin | 2,134 | 2018 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 2,120 | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Moldova | 2,059 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 121 | Namibia | 2,050 | 2022 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 1,899 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Macao | 1,857 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 124 | Liberia | 1,789 | 2012 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Malta | 1,723 | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Qatar | 1,686 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | 1,502 | 1999 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | 1,331 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,138 | 2004 | up 251.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahrain | 1,135 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 1,082 | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 1,040 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 1,023 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 890 | 2018 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 135 | Montenegro | 760 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 136 | Grenada | 759 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | 667 | 2011 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 138 | Eritrea | 626 | 2016 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 520 | 2018 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Bhutan | 509 | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei | 485 | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritania | 415 | 2013 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 143 | Eswatini | 413 | 2015 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 144 | Haiti | 411 | 1986 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 145 | Barbados | 403 | 2007 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 395 | 2012 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 348 | 2011 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 148 | Gambia | 326 | 2012 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 320 | 2012 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 150 | Andorra | 308 | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Belize | 304 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 276 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 262 | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Fiji | 185 | 1991 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 155 | San Marino | 172 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 156 | United States Virgin Islands | 137 | 2007 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 157 | Djibouti | 101 | 2007 | up 621.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 101 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 159 | Tonga | 92 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 85 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 161 | Aruba | 64 | 2016 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 162 | Monaco | 45 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 | 1990 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 39 | 1984 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 28 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 166 | Seychelles | 27 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 167 | Bermuda | 25 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 168 | Dominica | 23 | 1993 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 14 | 2008 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Anguilla | 8 | 2008 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 4.23 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 3.31 million
- WB: Oecd Members 3.01 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.77 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 2.69 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 2.65 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.52 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 2.50 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.21 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 2.16 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.06 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 2.04 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.03 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.03 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 2.02 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.00 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 1.98 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.96 million
- AIMS: East Asia 1.96 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 1.72 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.71 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 1.56 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.56 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 1.42 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 1.38 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.38 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.38 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1.37 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release