Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 510,987 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1988β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 510,987. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 510,987 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96,993, in 1988.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97,924 | 96,993 | 98,854 | 2 |
| 1990s | 138,773 | 101,512 | 185,422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,029 | 194,720 | 317,564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,507 | 342,863 | 453,729 | 10 |
| 2020s | 487,487 | 467,651 | 510,987 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 82 El Salvador 7,128 compare
- 83 Lithuania 6,559 compare
- 84 Panama 6,545 compare
- 85 State of Palestine 6,542 compare
- 86 Serbia 6,262 compare
- 87 Slovak Republic 6,150 compare
- 88 Yemen 6,095 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 510,987 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 510,987 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,993 in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release