Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) was 311,173 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 311,173 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 321,498 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67,894, in 1983.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,996 | — |
| 1983 | 67,894 | -45.7% |
| 1984 | 69,564 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 73,790 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 74,881 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 77,954 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 137,265 | +76.1% |
| 1989 | 78,283 | -43.0% |
| 1990 | 79,779 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 79,607 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 81,703 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 88,890 | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 103,704 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 111,323 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 118,307 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 124,502 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 130,404 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 141,315 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 145,107 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 149,770 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 160,116 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 161,867 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 180,529 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 190,411 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 196,766 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 207,130 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 217,584 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 230,084 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 243,642 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 242,215 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 255,767 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 273,552 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 289,002 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 297,128 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 302,696 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 307,581 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 310,461 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 304,939 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 315,122 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 315,742 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 321,498 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 309,273 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 311,173 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ALECSO: Member Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +76.1% | 77,954 | 137,265 |
| 1983 | -45.7% | 124,996 | 67,894 |
| 1989 | -43.0% | 137,265 | 78,283 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,996 | 124,996 | 124,996 | 1 |
| 1980s | 82,804 | 67,894 | 137,265 | 7 |
| 1990s | 105,953 | 79,607 | 141,315 | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,936 | 145,107 | 230,084 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,698 | 242,215 | 310,461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,562 | 309,273 | 321,498 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries was 311,173 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 321,498 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,894 in 1983.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release