Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 802,649 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
802,649
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
908,283
in 2015
All-time low
535,987
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America is 802,649, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America peaked at 908,283 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 535,987, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: North America 72nd 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 51 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 535,987 | — |
| 1975 | 545,701 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 561,354 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 577,714 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 578,212 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 565,396 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 567,319 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 578,038 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 577,783 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 568,539 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 558,921 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 553,288 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 570,582 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 545,467 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 602,701 | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 631,930 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 644,407 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 655,392 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 646,876 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 634,763 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 676,747 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 672,903 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 677,634 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 611,351 | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 625,946 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 662,529 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 683,830 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 707,584 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 730,444 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 747,261 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 757,963 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 773,190 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 814,288 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 831,131 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 850,474 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 855,802 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 876,128 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 883,159 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 896,622 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 903,866 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 904,782 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 908,283 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 893,182 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 890,376 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 882,395 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 876,958 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 875,241 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 837,930 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 835,903 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 834,358 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 802,649 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 560,727 | 535,987 | 578,212 | 6 |
| 1980s | 575,457 | 545,467 | 631,930 | 10 |
| 1990s | 650,855 | 611,351 | 677,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 775,197 | 683,830 | 855,802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 891,575 | 876,128 | 908,283 | 10 |
| 2020s | 837,216 | 802,649 | 875,241 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 69 Tajikistan 9,986 compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 9,780 compare
- 71 Belarus 9,620 compare
- 72 Angola 9,444 compare
- 73 Croatia 9,368 compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 9,140 compare
- 75 Finland 8,390 compare
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: North America was 802,649 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 908,283 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,987 in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America 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