Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) was 134,940 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 134,940.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 140,619 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,447, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 162nd 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 34 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,447 | — |
| 1985 | 36,933 | +72.2% |
| 1986 | 35,656 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 37,000 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 37,247 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 35,235 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 35,271 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 33,090 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 35,669 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 39,464 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 43,390 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 73,316 | +69.0% |
| 2003 | 71,787 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 83,692 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 87,303 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 90,342 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 93,984 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 96,809 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 101,668 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 106,543 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 100,419 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 106,662 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 116,157 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 123,256 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 126,854 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 127,009 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 130,287 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 131,270 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 127,568 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 131,718 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 137,289 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 140,619 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 139,982 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 134,940 | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +72.2% | 21,447 | 36,933 |
| 2002 | +69.0% | 43,390 | 73,316 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,447 | 21,447 | 21,447 | 1 |
| 1980s | 36,414 | 35,235 | 37,247 | 5 |
| 1990s | 37,377 | 33,090 | 43,390 | 5 |
| 2000s | 87,363 | 71,787 | 101,668 | 8 |
| 2010s | 119,602 | 100,419 | 131,270 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,910 | 131,718 | 140,619 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 159 Tonga 92 compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 85 compare
- 161 Aruba 64 compare
- 162 Monaco 45 compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 compare
- 164 New Caledonia 39 compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 28 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 134,940 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 140,619 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,447 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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