Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 1.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 1.16 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 1.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 267,359, in 1981.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 267,359 | — |
| 1982 | 285,280 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 300,306 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 302,575 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 311,521 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 314,905 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 346,852 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 362,092 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 379,316 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 382,251 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 381,961 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 397,609 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 405,672 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 418,204 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 422,916 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 438,080 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 468,730 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 492,680 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 499,149 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 510,332 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 525,741 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 569,746 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 581,894 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 638,786 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 669,210 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 691,647 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 759,056 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 790,237 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 801,378 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 856,742 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 862,287 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 896,768 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 951,388 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 969,436 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 956,769 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 941,038 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 978,090 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 975,433 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 318,912 | 267,359 | 379,316 | 9 |
| 1990s | 430,725 | 381,961 | 499,149 | 10 |
| 2000s | 653,803 | 510,332 | 801,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 940,955 | 856,742 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 1.06 million | 1.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 1.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,359 in 1981.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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