Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 1.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 1.05 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 135,427, in 1997.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 72nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 135,427 | — |
| 1998 | 256,684 | +89.5% |
| 1999 | 273,883 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 288,675 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 323,418 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 355,121 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 375,821 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 408,120 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 436,920 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 437,257 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 471,711 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 492,728 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 536,139 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 577,595 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 599,767 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 640,595 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 682,119 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 697,728 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 752,391 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 837,890 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 836,345 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 878,105 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 937,008 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 973,362 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 997,957 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 988,734 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in SDG: Least Developed Countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +89.5% | 135,427 | 256,684 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 221,998 | 135,427 | 273,883 | 3 |
| 2000s | 412,591 | 288,675 | 536,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 743,954 | 577,595 | 937,008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 973,362 | 1.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,427 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 72nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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