Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 5.38 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.38 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.38 million
in 2024
All-time low
908,247
in 1972
Years of data
52
1972–2024
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.38 million for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 908,247, in 1972.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 908,247 | — |
| 1974 | 1.45 million | +59.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 million | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.30 million | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.36 million | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.45 million | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.74 million | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 1.84 million | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 1.69 million | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 1.66 million | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.72 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.71 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.74 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.95 million | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 1.86 million | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.94 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.06 million | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.83 million | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.09 million | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.47 million | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.70 million | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 3.10 million | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 3.25 million | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.42 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.63 million | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 3.59 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.79 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.04 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.21 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.37 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.59 million | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.70 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.87 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.18 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 5.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.38 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 908,247 | 1.45 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.57 million | 1.30 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 million | 1.71 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million | 2.07 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million | 3.79 million | 4.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 million | 4.87 million | 5.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 6 Brazil 237,919 compare
- 7 Indonesia 164,175 compare
- 8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 151,998 compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 143,264 compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 107,026 compare
- 11 Spain 106,538 compare
- 12 Pakistan 101,917 compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 908,247 in 1972.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release