Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total
IDA total: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male was 61.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 61.5% for trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total peaked at 73.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2023.
That places IDA total 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.6% | — |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.4% | 73.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 63.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 61.5% | 65.7% | 4 |
More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in IDA total was 61.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- IDA total ranks 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.