Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.32 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
16th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.52 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.22 million number
in 2012
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1994–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200620191994: 1.4M number1995: 1.4M number1996: 1.4M number1997: 1.4M number1998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.5M number2001: 1.5M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 1.32 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 1.52 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million number, in 2012.

That places Europe & Central Asia 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 1.43 million number
1995 1.42 million number -0.5%
1996 1.40 million number -1.2%
1997 1.43 million number +2.4%
1998 1.52 million number +5.7%
1999 1.46 million number -3.7%
2000 1.46 million number -0.1%
2001 1.48 million number +1.7%
2002 1.48 million number -0.0%
2003 1.44 million number -2.8%
2004 1.40 million number -2.9%
2005 1.36 million number -2.9%
2006 1.35 million number -0.8%
2007 1.33 million number -1.3%
2008 1.32 million number -1.1%
2009 1.30 million number -1.2%
2010 1.28 million number -2.0%
2011 1.26 million number -1.5%
2012 1.22 million number -2.5%
2013 1.25 million number +2.3%
2014 1.27 million number +1.1%
2015 1.26 million number -0.2%
2016 1.28 million number +1.6%
2017 1.31 million number +1.8%
2018 1.31 million number +0.3%
2019 1.32 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.44 million number 1.40 million number 1.52 million number 6
2000s 1.39 million number 1.30 million number 1.48 million number 10
2010s 1.28 million number 1.22 million number 1.32 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 13 France 95,398 number compare
  2. 14 Ghana 94,311 number compare
  3. 15 Viet Nam 93,139 number compare
  4. 16 Philippines 86,526 number compare
  5. 17 Nigeria 79,469 number compare
  6. 18 Iran 69,619 number compare
  7. 19 Ethiopia 62,871 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia

All data for Europe & Central Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia was 1.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2012.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number/europe-and-central-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number/europe-and-central-asia/">Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/