Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 666,811 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
666,811
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
676,778
in 2008
All-time low
159,935
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 666,811, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 676,778 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 159,935, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 78th 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 55 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 537,776 | — |
| 1971 | 159,935 | -70.3% |
| 1972 | 171,933 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 177,242 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 189,538 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 195,437 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 207,784 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 212,732 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 230,209 | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 223,414 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 231,193 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 238,450 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 241,839 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 248,552 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 254,433 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 268,162 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 274,585 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 280,526 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 299,999 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 306,569 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 321,789 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 328,834 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 334,309 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 542,258 | +62.2% |
| 1994 | 434,797 | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 436,082 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 561,054 | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 609,558 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 529,795 | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 542,418 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 665,972 | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 659,864 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 666,524 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 671,049 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 670,243 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 675,670 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 667,441 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 673,970 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 676,778 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 676,262 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 674,893 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 667,954 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 668,146 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 670,542 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 670,905 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 674,636 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 676,776 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 675,027 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 671,945 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 669,797 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 672,334 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 671,299 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 669,754 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 671,342 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 666,811 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,600 | 159,935 | 537,776 | 10 |
| 1980s | 264,431 | 231,193 | 306,569 | 10 |
| 1990s | 464,089 | 321,789 | 609,558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 670,377 | 659,864 | 676,778 | 10 |
| 2010s | 672,062 | 667,954 | 676,776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 670,308 | 666,811 | 672,334 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 75 Finland 8,390 compare
- 76 Jordan 8,375 compare
- 77 Singapore 8,326 compare
- 78 Ireland 8,029 compare
- 79 Syrian Arab Republic 7,595 compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 7,536 compare
- 81 New Zealand 7,167 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.3371 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 666,811 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 676,778 in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,935 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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