Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 1.41 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 1.41 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 510,413, in 1998.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 52nd of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 514,336 | — |
| 1998 | 510,413 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 530,892 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 546,669 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 582,305 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 597,745 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 615,499 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 635,844 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 648,177 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 690,438 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 729,470 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 789,554 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 838,629 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 852,471 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 968,197 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 518,547 | 510,413 | 530,892 | 3 |
| 2000s | 667,433 | 546,669 | 838,629 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 852,471 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million | 1.33 million | 1.41 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 49 Burkina Faso 18,246 compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 17,691 compare
- 51 Sweden 17,594 compare
- 52 Switzerland 17,531 compare
- 53 Cuba 17,225 compare
- 54 Chad 16,666 compare
- 55 Hungary 15,529 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.41 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 510,413 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 52nd out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release