Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 2.16 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 2.16 million. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 2.16 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 527,994, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 527,994 | — |
| 1983 | 591,736 | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 569,930 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 614,776 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 640,377 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 715,806 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 715,420 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 756,054 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 740,440 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 758,287 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 743,902 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 705,336 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 778,801 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 770,345 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 754,810 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 736,811 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 752,176 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 749,965 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 783,118 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 841,701 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 927,374 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 982,238 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million | +34.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.92 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.01 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 527,994 | 527,994 | 527,994 | 1 |
| 1980s | 657,728 | 569,930 | 756,054 | 7 |
| 1990s | 749,087 | 705,336 | 778,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million | 783,118 | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million | 1.47 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million | 1.92 million | 2.16 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 2.16 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 527,994 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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