Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) was 8.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: World, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: World is 8.12 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: World peaked at 8.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: World 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.18 million | — |
| 1974 | 2.81 million | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 2.43 million | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 2.53 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.60 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.66 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.67 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.78 million | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.86 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.91 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.96 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.28 million | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 3.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.11 million | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 3.23 million | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.37 million | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.43 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.44 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.42 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.67 million | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 3.80 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.88 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.87 million | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.15 million | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 4.03 million | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.25 million | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.39 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.62 million | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.89 million | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.16 million | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.59 million | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.00 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.24 million | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 6.74 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.32 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.43 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.47 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 7.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.94 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 8.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.12 million | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) (tertiary) in UNICEF: World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +28.9% | 2.18 million | 2.81 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.56 million | 2.18 million | 2.81 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.13 million | 2.78 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 million | 3.42 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 million | 4.25 million | 6.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 million | 6.50 million | 7.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.90 million | 7.63 million | 8.12 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: World?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in UNICEF: World was 8.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- UNICEF: World ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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