Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 2.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.99 million
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
19th
of 211 groups
All-time high
2.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
741,762
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1993200820241993: 741.8k1994: 859.2k1995: 824.8k1996: 857.8k1997: 859.8k1998: 1.0M1999: 970.8k2000: 1.0M2001: 1.1M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.8M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.2M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.9M2018: 1.9M2019: 2.3M2020: 2.5M2021: 2.6M2022: 2.8M2023: 2.9M2024: 3.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 2.99 million for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 2.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 741,762, in 1993.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 19th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 741,762
1994 859,245 +15.8%
1995 824,845 -4.0%
1996 857,805 +4.0%
1997 859,817 +0.2%
1998 1.04 million +21.1%
1999 970,807 -6.8%
2000 1.03 million +5.8%
2001 1.07 million +4.3%
2002 1.19 million +10.8%
2003 1.26 million +5.7%
2004 1.31 million +4.3%
2005 1.41 million +8.1%
2006 1.47 million +4.1%
2007 1.57 million +6.3%
2008 1.75 million +11.6%
2009 1.85 million +5.6%
2010 1.96 million +6.3%
2011 2.07 million +5.6%
2012 2.23 million +7.4%
2013 1.53 million -31.4%
2014 1.68 million +10.0%
2015 1.72 million +2.7%
2016 1.92 million +11.6%
2017 1.89 million -1.9%
2018 1.88 million -0.4%
2019 2.29 million +21.6%
2020 2.53 million +10.5%
2021 2.63 million +4.2%
2022 2.80 million +6.5%
2023 2.87 million +2.3%
2024 2.99 million +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 879,366 741,762 1.04 million 7
2000s 1.39 million 1.03 million 1.85 million 10
2010s 1.92 million 1.53 million 2.29 million 10
2020s 2.76 million 2.53 million 2.99 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87,852 compare
  2. 17 Kenya 80,226 compare
  3. 18 Spain 78,376 compare
  4. 19 Ethiopia 75,471 compare
  5. 20 Germany 74,159 compare
  6. 21 Argentina 60,547 compare
  7. 22 Saudi Arabia 60,253 compare

See the full ranking of 362 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 2.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 741,762 in 1993.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 19th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
362 places, 8,154 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release