Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia
South Asia: Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2019.
That places South Asia 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.6% | — |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 73.5% | 76.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 78.1% | 88.4% | 5 |
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More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male in South Asia was 88.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2019.
- How does South Asia rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- South Asia ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.